Central Tibetan Administration

Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, Will Visit Washington, D.C. This Month

At the invitation of Nancy Pelosi, Tsering will visit the U.S. on April 25. Plus, monks support flood victims in Australia and more news from the week.

By Tricycle

Apr 09, 2022

News Buddha Buzz

Obon Gatherings Move Online for the Second Year Due to the Pandemic

Yet again, COVID-19 affects the annual Japanese holiday for honoring ancestors. Plus, the Institute of Buddhist Studies becomes the newest member of the Graduate Theological Union, and the US ambassador to India meets with a representative…

By Alison Spiegel, Amanda Lim Patton, Daniel Ilan Cohen Thin

Aug 14, 2021

News Buddha Buzz

Buddha Buzz Weekly: The Central Tibetan Administration Elects a New President

Penpa Tsering will be the new president of the Tibetan government in exile, the Dalai Lama meets with Russian scientists to discuss Thukdam, and a group of Buddhist organizations offer medical relief in Myanmar. Tricycle looks…

By Alison Spiegel, Amanda Lim Patton, and Daniel Ilan Cohen Thin

May 15, 2021

News Buddha Buzz

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Tibetans Caught in India’s Second Wave of COVID-19

Tibetan residents in India face vaccine shortages amid rising cases, an upcoming talk addresses Black Buddhism in the US, and Tricycle contributor Charles Johnson is featured in a cartoon anthology. Tricycle looks back at the events…

By Amanda Lim Patton and Emily DeMaioNewton

May 08, 2021

News Buddha Buzz

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Haemin Sunim Returns to Monastic Life

“Twitter monk” Haemin Sunim deactivates his Twitter and returns to monastic life after backlash, the UK Charity Commission criticizes Rigpa leaders for failing to protect students from Sogyal Lakar Rinpoche, and a new Tibetan literary journal…

By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen

Nov 28, 2020

Buddha Buzz

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Tibetan Democracy Day

Tibetans in exile celebrate Democracy Day, a monk campaigns against extremists in Myanmar, and a former nun offers “sacred naps” at Four Seasons in Bali. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the…

By Karen Jensen

Sep 07, 2019

Personal Reflections Tibet

Sixty Years in Search of Freedom

On the 60th anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising Day, an author reflects on the enduring struggle of his people.

By Bhuchung D. Sonam

Mar 10, 2019

News

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Dec. 10, 2018

Tibetan leaders mark George H. W. Bush’s death, Bill Gates praises meditation, and Tibetan former political prisoner and activist passes away. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Eliza Rockefeller

Dec 10, 2018

Obituaries News

Remembering Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Envoy to the Dalai Lama

The late activist, journalist, politician, humanitarian, and negotiator changed American-Tibetan relations.

By Joan Duncan Oliver

Nov 14, 2018

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