Tibetan refugees

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Give & Take with Tenzin Seldon

A Tibetan American climate activist and social entrepreneur talks about her Buddhist upbringing, coming to the US, and her visionary climate center.

Interview by Eliza Rockefeller

Spring 2021

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Bhutanese Cab Drivers Unwind with Archery

India bans WeChat, and Bhutanese cab drivers in New York City turn to archery to cope with the pandemic. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen

Aug 22, 2020

Buddha Buzz Weekly: Nepal and China’s Secret Border Deal Threatens Tibetans

Nepal-China extradition treaty worries Tibetans, 13 monks walking from Thailand to France are detained in India, and a peace prize recognizes Korean monk Ven. Pomnyun Sunim. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen

Feb 22, 2020

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Buddha Buzz Weekly: Karmapas Work Together to Identify Reincarnated Lama

Tibetan New Year festivities cut back over coronavirus risk, the two claimants to the title of Karmapa will jointly identify the Shamarpa’s reincarnation, and a project showcasing Buddhist women shut down. Tricycle looks back at the events of this week in the Buddhist world.

By Emily DeMaioNewton and Karen Jensen

Feb 15, 2020

Trike DailyArts & Culture

Directors on the Diaspora

Ritu Sarin and Sonam Tenzing, the filmmakers of The Sweet Requiem, discuss Tibetan exile and collective trauma.

By Julia Hirsch

Dec 10, 2019

Film Club

The Sweet Requiem

Dolkar, a 26-year-old refugee from Tibet, leads an enjoyable, promising life as an independent woman in Delhi. But when she encounters a man from her past, long-suppressed memories of childhood escape from her native country put her on a newfound quest for meaning.

Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam

Nov 2019

film still from the sweet requiem, accompanying a review of the film

Magazine

Neither Here Nor There

Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam’s new film brings viewers into the emotional heart of Tibetan life in exile.

By Julia Hirsch

Winter 2019

Trike DailyNews

The Story Behind the Dalai Lama’s Controversial Remarks

A transgender Tibetan scholar provides context for the Dalai Lama’s problematic statements and explains why we shouldn’t rush to judgment.

By Tenzin Mingyur Paldron

Jul 03, 2019

Trike DailyArts & Culture

A Nomad’s Journey from Tibet to the Tattoo Parlor

Musician, artist, and activist Tamding Tsetan discusses his escape from Tibet, translating his culture through modern mediums, and why he won’t tattoo monks.

By Matthew Abrahams

Oct 09, 2018

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You Can’t Be Yourself By Yourself: Overcoming Structural Selfishness

In this Dharma Talk, Malcolm Martin proposes the term "structural selfishness" to discuss the ways that a fixed idea of self hinders our practice, while offering insight on how to embrace the complexity of interdependence.

Malcolm Martin

Jun 2022

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