Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama Charitable Trust gets FCRA nod The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has granted a Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration to ‘His Holiness the Dalai Lama Charitable Trust’ for “religious” purposes, among others. FCRA registration is a mandatory requirement to receive foreign funds. An official with the…

DHARAMSHALA, India — When the Dalai Lama went to New York in June for knee surgery, his followers worried about his overall health and the future of Tibetan Buddhists without him. He told Reuters last week there was nothing much to worry about. "According to my dream, I may live 110 years," said…

Jalue Dorje was confirmed by several other lamas as the eighth Terchan Taksham Runpoche, the first one having been born in 1655. He was then recognized by the Dalai Lama at 2 years old. A teenager who grew up in a Minneapolis suburb spent his 18th birthday in silence, the…

Key Points Robert Larkin and his Thailand-born wife Prapa opened Australia's first 'authentic' Thai restaurant in St Kilda in 1977. At first, they imported a majority of ingredients including 200kg of chilli paste every month. The restaurant was frequented by famous faces including former PM Bob Hawke and singing legend…

It was an evening about story-telling, a story-teller and a Son of Grace. The Dalai Lama pub at One Woodbrook Place was the setting on Tuesday for the launch of the book Son of Grace - Frank Worrell A Biography produced by cricket writer and Express columnist Vaneisa Baksh. An…

Actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut shifted gears to embark on a spiritual odyssey after announcing her participation in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. Her rendezvous with Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Dharamshala has garnered significant attention.Reflecting on her encounter with the revered spiritual figure...Read…

Zhimin Qian, the alleged mastermind behind the cryptocurrency laundering, dreamed of being anointed as a Buddhist goddess by the Dalai Lama. Qian also had plans to build a Buddhist temple, an airport, and a port in Danube, a fictitious micronation situated between Serbia and Croatia. Zhimin Qian’s Digital Diary Zhimin…

Reincarnation and realpolitik: Dalai Lama's succession dilemma by AFP Staff Writers Mcleod Ganj , India (AFP) March 7, 2024 Esoteric questions of reincarnation rarely have real-world political consequences, but many fear the search for a successor to Tibet's Dalai Lama could inflame regional rivalries. The 88-year-old spiritual leader, Tenzin Gyatso,…

Tibetans fear for future as they recall failed uprising By Peter MARTELL and Tenzin SANGMO Dharamsala, India (AFP) March 7, 2024 The Dalai Lama, wrapped in red and yellow robes, urged chanting monks and nuns in his latest public prayers to help heal the world with their "compassionate heart". "Being…

Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, reached here on Monday morning for a three-day visit to Sikkim after a gap of 13 years. He will impart teachings on the "Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas" during his stay in the Himalayan state. The Dalai Lama landed at the Libing…