Dalai Lama

(RNS) — Thích Nhất Hạnh, the Zen monk and long-time Vietnamese political exile who was a prominent global Buddhist spiritual leader renowned for his advocacy of individual responsibility for such worldly concerns as the environment and nonviolence, has died. Called Thay, “teacher,” by his followers, he died Saturday (Jan. 22,…

One of the closest and oldest spiritual friends of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, the Dalai Lama, will not be attending his funeral due to the pandemic and his old age, his representative said on Saturday. Representative of the Dalai Lama Ngodup Dorjee told the SABC: “His holiness the Dalai Lama was not…

The last surviving member of a small troop of Indian soldiers who escorted the Dalai Lama as he fled from Tibet in 1959 has died aged 85, his former regiment said Friday. The Tibetan spiritual leader arrived in India as a young monk after a 13-day trek through the Himalayas…

There is no confirmation yet whether Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu's close friend the Dalai Lama would be attending his funeral on Saturday.The Dalai Lama has had his visa denied several times by the South African government.Piyushi Kotecha, CEO of the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, told News24 she is…

The United States named a new "special coordinator for Tibetan Issues" on Monday, who will be tasked with restarting dialogue between the Dalai Lama and China, as well as promoting "respect for the human rights" of Tibetans. By assigning the role to a high-ranking official -- Under Secretary Uzra Zeya…

India is a role model of religious harmony in the world, said Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama during his address in a virtual event on 'Maha Satipatthana Sutta' for Theravada Sangha held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.  He said that when he came to exile in India as a refugee the…

US lawmakers across party lines on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to meet with the Dalai Lama in a bid to ensure that Tibetans' rights remain high on the agenda. Since George H.W. Bush in 1991, every sitting US president has met the Tibetan spiritual leader except Donald Trump as…

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The Dalai Lama, former first lady Graça Machel, Thuli Madonsela and former Irish president Mary Robinson are expected to address the 11th annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture marking the cleric's 90th birthday on Thursday. Dr Mamphela Ramphele said in a statement on behalf of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Intellectual…

Top US diplomat in Delhi, Atul Keshap, on Tuesday, met the representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Ngodup Dongchung, in Delhi. During the meeting, US Chargé d’Affaires Atul extended support for the preservation of "Tibetans' unique cultural and linguistic identities". In a tweet, he said, "Enjoyed meeting with Ngodup…