Birth place: Taktser, Amdo province, Tibet Birth name: Lhamo Dhondrub, renamed Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso Father: Choekyong Tsering Mother:Dekyi Tsering Education: Geshe Lharampa Degree (Doctorate of Buddhist…
BEIJING — The Chinese state-run media on Friday lambasted President Obama after he publicly, and warmly, greeted the Dalai Lama during a prayer breakfast in Washington, calling it a shortsighted…
NEWPORT, Wash. (RNS) At a conference for Western Buddhist teachers some years ago, the Venerable Thubten Chodron and other monastics complained to the Dalai Lama about the difficulties they faced:…
Obama will address attendees about the importance of religious freedom on Feb. 5 at the annual National Prayer Breakfast. The Dalai Lama, arguably the most visible symbol of Tibet’s struggle…
Martin Scorsese has tackled the mob, the Dalai Lama and the real-life Wolf of Wall Street. But Mr. Scorsese appears to have met his match in Bill Clinton.