Canberra: His Holiness the Dalai Lama may describe himself as a simple Buddhist monk, but his 75th birthday was celebrated by his followers and admirers all over the world with great revelry. In Australia, his birthday was marked with festivities in Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Tasmania.
Dharamshala: On July 5th, the Workers Party's delegation arrived in Dharamsala, some coming from China and some from Australia, to attend His Holiness the Dalai Lama's birthday the following day. Their primary objective was, simply, to offer birthday greetings and express their solidarity. Fanyuang, the president of the party, resident in Australia, and Shiyingkang, an advisor from mainland China and teacher at Hainan University, headed the delegation.
Dharamshala: Speaker of US House Representatives Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday congratulated the Tibetan spiritual His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 75th birthday and urged China to hold serious talks with him on his homeland of Tibet.
Dharamshala: On the occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations in McLeod Ganj, the Kashag (cabinet) of the Tibetan government in exile delivered a statement that gave thanks to His Holiness for his “service to humanity” and his furtherance of the “teachings of the Buddha Sakyamuni”, alongside his commitment to “secular ethics”, which emphasise the “need to develop universal responsibility through the promotion of basic human values and inter-religious harmony and co-existence”.
Dharamshala: Tibet's spiritual and political leader, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama celebrated his 75th birthday on Tuesday in Dharamshala, the Indian hill town and capital of the Tibetan government in exile. Thousands of Tibetans, Indians and Chinese, among many other nationalities, participated in the celebrations.
Dharamshala: The Tibetan government said in a statement on Monday that "using religious figures for political purpose, therefore, goes against religion." The communist regime of China claimed on Sunday that a four-year-old Tibetan boy, Losang Dorjee, was selected as the 5th reincarnation of Dedrug Rinpoche, one of respected spiritual leader of Drepung Monastery.
Taipei: The Tibetans living in Taiwan yesterday told reporters that it was dismayed by an exhibition of Tibetan religious and artifacts at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, calling it an exhibition of "stolen Tibetan art" and a tool for China's political propaganda.
The Founding Assembly of the ‘Asia Democracy Network’ and the ‘3rd Seoul Democracy Forum’ were held in Seoul, Korea, from 21st to 24th October 2013. Photo: TPI
