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Six million Tibetans in Tibet have hope in me: His Holiness By Yeshe Choesang: 09 July 2014
Narendra Modi with Xi Jingping. Photo: Jagran Post By Choneyi Sangpo: 15 July 2014
Dharamshala: - The Tibetan parliament-in-exile based in Dharmashala hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi would discuss the long pending Tibetan issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the ongoing BRICS summit, ANI reported. On the sidelines of the BRICS summit at Fortaleza in Brazil, Modi met Xi, as they discussed the unresolved border issue and highlighted the need to address the trade deficit. The sixth summit of the BRICS, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, will be held in Brazil till July 16. P-2.....
Tibetans inside Tibet mark His Holiness’ birthday
Tibetans in Kham Tawu (1) and Amdho Sangchu (2) celebrate the 79th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Photo: RFA By Yeshe Choesang: 15 June 2014
Dharamshala: - despite severe restrictions imposed by the Chinese government, Tibetans inside Tibet have covertly celebrated the 79th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on 6 July, 2014. Radio Free Asia reported that Tibetans inside Tibet observed the birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the weekend by holding celebrations covertly in spite of new restrictions, including a cut-off in communications in some areas.” Tibetans in Tsolho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (incorporated into China’s Qinghai Province) climbed on sacred mountains, hoisted prayer flags, burned incenses and held horse races to celebrate the occasion. P-5.....
Leh, Ladakh: - ‘The six million people in Tibet have placed their hope and trust on me. Therefore, I have an ultimate responsibility for reaching their hopes,’ His Holiness the Dalai Lama said on his 79th birthday, adding: ‘those Tibetans physically not allowed to celebrate my birthday, in their minds, are celebrating.’ Speaking on Sunday, 6 July, 2014 in Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India, where he has conferred the Kalachakra empowerment and religious teachings, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama greeted and thanked well-wishers around the world on the occasion of his 79th birthday. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday coincided with Kalachakra events in Ladakh. His Holiness expressed his appreciation and thank to a crowd of over 180,000 devotees, including religious and official leaders who were there to greet him and offer prayers for his long life. The Tibetan spiritual leader began his speech by thanking those in attendance at the gathering. He said, ‘People of Ladakh, Tibetans and visitors from abroad are making prayers for my well-being… Also, the Mongolian people and people of Mongolian decent in Russia who have such a strong connection to Tibet; I have heard they have offered a special birthday celebration for me. Also, those in China who are not allowed to celebrate my birthday, but are doing so in their hearts, I also would like to thank them all. Also, the people of the Himalayan region who have a connection with me, as a guru disciple relationship…’ He continued on addressing his audience, adding, ‘you are joined altogether by many others who are not here, especially people in Tibet who have a special connection with me, many of whom are not allowed to express their faith and support, I also would like to thank them.’ His Holiness spoke of the “five traditional sciences of knowledge that all came from India,” that comprise the Buddhist tradition. He said that each of the traditional sciences is the contribution of great masters that came before. A great Tibetan master had said that, Tibet is a country surrounded by mountains; therefore it is called the snow-land. The color of the sky is bright, but before the light of dharma came to Tibet, it was a dark country. The Dalai Lama indicated that this is an extremely true statement. ‘Therefore,’ he said, ‘I am sure there are
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaking at celebrations honoring his 79th birthday during the 33rd Kalachakra Empowerment in Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India on July 6, 2014. Photo/Manuel Bauer
many Indian brother and sisters all over India who are wishing me blessings on this day; I would like to thank them.’ Speaking about his three major commitments, His Holiness outlined the importance of promoting of human value, promoting religious harmony, and to working to preserve Tibet’s Buddhist culture—a culture of peace and non-violence. With regards to human value, he said, ‘We don’t need to talk about religion. All have been born by a mother and been fed by mother’s milk. We have been fed by the mother’s love. Therefore, love and care is something natural to human beings.’ He added, ‘We all want happiness and friends. Whenever I meet somebody, first of all, I see them as a fellow human being that desires happiness. We cannot eliminate all the suffering in the world, but as long as we have internal peace and stability, no matter how big our adverse situation is we can still remain calm
By Thomas Jake: 15 July 2014
Dharamshala: - The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the Tibetan lama has told Mick Brown, a reporter from the Telegraph that he believed that Tibetan cause was environmental issue as well as political one. The Himalayas, sometimes called the world’s “third pole”, aree covered with thousands of glaciers. It is water from those glaciers helps feed some of the world’s most important rivers, such as the Ganges and the Indus. “When you are telling people about the Tibetan cause, people immediately think this is a political issue. Lots of people don’t want to touch a political issue and also lots of nations don’t want to touch a political issue,” he said. “But when you are talking about the environmental issue of Tibet, it is different. The Himalayan glaciers are a water source of Asia. It is an environmentally very important area.” “That is why to protecting the Tibetan environment as connected to Tibetan way of life, culture and religion.”
Parliamentary delegation meets Indian MPs on Tibet
Tenzin Lhundrup a Senior Buddhist scholar arrested in Driru County Tibet
The Tibetan Parliamentary delegation meeting with Indian MPs in New Delhi, the capital of India, 14-15 July 2014. Photo: TPI By Thomas Jake: 16 July, 2014
Tibetan cause is also an ‘environmental issue’
His Holiess the Dalai Lama blessing the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee Photo: TPI
and internally peaceful.’ On the topic of his second commitment, he suggested that not harming others’ feeling is the real nonviolence. ‘I am a Buddhist monk and in this world, all the major religions emphasize basic human values. And, in that respect they are all the same. It is not nonviolence out of fear. The real nonviolence is out of respect. When we avoid harming someone because we know that it is an immoral act—that is real nonviolence.’ He continued on, stating, ‘All different religious systems have different philosophical tenants, but that is not a problem. P-5.....
Dharamshala: - A Tibetan parliamentary delegation has met newly-elected members of Indian Parliament from different political parties in New Delhi and the latter expressed their continued support for the Tibetan people. The Tibetan parliament delegation comprise of Geshe Monlam Tharchin, Dolma Tsering, Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, Choekyong Wangchuk and Lobsang Yeshi. The delegation is scheduled meet many members of India’s lower house of Parliament, Lok Sabha, to convey their greetings and make efforts to reinvigorate the All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet. The delegation on 14 July met Dr. Prasanna Kumar Patasani, MP. He said he understand the sufferings of Tibetans under China’s repressive rule and expressed his continued support for P-5.....
Tibetan writer gets home arrest as Kerry arrives Senior Tibetan Buddhist scholar Tenzin Lhundrup arrested and disappeared in May 2014. Photo: TCHRD By Kathryn Middel - Katzenmeyer: 15 July 2014
Dharamshala: -A senior Tibetan monk who is an accomplished Buddhist scholar was arbitrarily arrested and disappeared in May 2014 while he was giving a lecture on the “status of Tibetan language and nationality” (Tib. mi rigs dang skad yig ki gnas bab skor) to villagers of Shagchu (Ch: Xiaqu) Town in the restive Driru (Ch: Biru) County in Nagchu (Ch: Naqu) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham. According to a source, the Chinese police arrested the senior Buddhist scholar Tenzin Lhundrup on Wednesday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s ‘soul day’, from Gom Gonsar Monastery at Lenchu Township in Driru County. It is still unknown on which Wednesday in May he was arrested. The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) said that at the time of his arrest, the senior Buddhist scholar was giving a lecture on the status of Tibetan language and nationality to the residents
of Shagchu Township on the latter’s invitation. The source added that on every Wednesday, which is celebrated in many parts of Tibet as Lhakar or the Soul-Day of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Lhundrup used to give Buddhist teachings to the local Tibetans, help arbitrate disputes, and advocate vegetarianism. He is known also for zealously advocating the need to preserve Tibetan identity. All of these initiatives had earned him much respect and admiration from the local Tibetans. Tenzin Lhundrup had been under the radar of Chinese security forces ever since he spearheaded the local opposition to Chinese mining activities at the sacred Naglha Dzamba Mountain in the area last year. “He regularly gave speeches to the local Tibetans to protect the sacred mountain from Chinese miners, and once he publicly offered scarves to the members of a local committee set up to protect the mountain as mark of respect and appreciation for their resistance against mining,” said the source. P-5.....
Tibetans and Tibet supporters having a rally in front of the United Nation’s building. Photo: Media file By Yangchen Dolma: 9 July 2014
Dharamshala: - Tsering Woeser, a well-known Tibetan writer said Wednesday (9 July, 2014) that she and her husband have been placed under house arrest in Beijing as China plays host to U.S. State Secretary John Kerry for the latest round of U.S.-China talks. P-5.....
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Tibetan administion hoping China will soon realize the middle way approach as a solution By Yeshe Choesang: 15 July, 2014
Is China’s influence in Tibet and forced modernity becoming reality? 15 July 2014
Dharamshala: - Tibet, the starkly beautiful snowland, was once home to one of the last surviving repositories of unique sacred art and culture from the centuries. Culturally, historically and politically, it was never part of China. The Chinese invasion of 1949 resulted in over one million Tibetan deaths between 1950 and 1970. What the first visitors to the region after the initial invasion found was shocking — ancient monasteries and temples were on the verge of destruction; distinctly Tibetan Buddhist cultural traditions were actively disintegrating; and the Tibetan community was deeply impoverished. Year later, thousands of Tibetan men, women and children have found refuge in India, Nepal and Bhutan. When forced to leave their homes in Tibet, they lost everything and had to begin building their lives anew. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was the first to probe India and the outside world for assistance in his efforts to save the ancient Kingdom. His Holiness understood the gravity of this mission— saving Tibet’s unique culture would save its people. ‘Without cultural identity, there is nothing.‘ Despite the adversities that Tibetans in exile face, this resilient community has been undergoing a great revolution under the special care and guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan people have managed to accomplish a renewal and rejuvenation of the Tibetan culture, outside of their country, which is nothing less than remarkable. This process has been strengthened by the re-establishment in exile of key monastic institutions and the vast and growing network of cultural and spiritual resources that underpin the community and Tibetan Buddhism. To travel to Dharamsala, the heart of exiled Tibet is to journey into the past where one can witness ancient Tibetan ways of life. With the International community as witness, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has created a strong, worldwide cultural and spiritual constituency for Tibet and its cause. The great renewal outside of Tibet is undoubtedly a pillar of national pride for the Tibetan people, and represents their unshakeable determination to protect Tibetan cultural identity. This renewal is being accomplished within a democratic political environment that has triggered the talent and creativity of a new generation of political leaders to advance to the forefront. When looking in retrospect on the half century political struggle for freedom, the people of Tibet have never lost their strength, no matter the hardships they may face. They have kept their spirits high and alive, and have continued on with non-violence in their struggle. All has been done in memory of those who have given up their lives for their country and for each and every Tibetan that stands in solidarity with his community. Not only have Tibetan people expressed that they believe their nonviolent efforts are creating ripples, deep into Tibet’s and China’s own future, but so have many Chinese.
TPIE hopes ...... ...... continued from front page According to a report by the ANI News, the Speaker of Tibetan parliament-in-exile, Penpa Tsering, hoped the government will express the long standing position on Tibet. “We hope that from a larger picture, the Tibetan issue will also be considered since we are not asking for independence. There should not be any problem for the government of India to express their long standing position on Tibet. More pronouncedly, China may know where India stands on Tibetan issue,” said Tsering. Meanwhile, Modi invited Xi Jinping to India and the Chinese President might visit in September. Xi also invited Modi for a bilateral meeting and the PM is likely to visit China in November. Tsering further added the pragmatic approach taken by spiritual leader Dalai Lama in resolving the issue of Tibet with China must be taken into consideration. “While discussing India-China relations we hope that the Tibet issue will also be taken into consideration, particularly the pragmatic approach taken by his Holiness the Dalai Lama in resolving the long standing issue of Tibet with China and this is also related with India. Therefore, better relationship between India and China should be a good catalyst in addressing the Tibetan issue which will again help in building better trust between India and China,” Tsering added.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama recently said that Tibetans have adopted a nonviolent approach, a compassionate approach, like the ‘Middle Way Approach’. His Holiness said ‘if the issue of Tibet is to be solved through their non-violent struggle for justice, it will set an example for many other problems facing the world today.’ ‘If the nonviolent struggle for Tibet defeated one day, then people will say the nonviolent approach will not work, just like the Tibetan struggle. Therefore, Tibet’s non-violent struggle for justice is not only important for Tibetan people, but equally important to set an example for freedom struggles on this earth. However, through research, study, and interviews over the past 60-years, scholars around the world have sought to investigate why there is such opposition to development in Tibet and why many Tibetans refuse to stay in their own country. They have concluded that cultural genocide, defined as a system whose purpose is to destroy, in whole or in part, a people’s culture through various different procedures, is taking place. It is a widespread belief within the Tibetan community that Chinese development in Tibet has a definite strategy and scheme aimed at disassociating the Tibetan population from its identity, value spectrum, history and other cultural affiliations like language and literature. The imposition of modernity by the Chinese regime represents the various ways in which cultural genocide has occurred in Tibet. Speculation around Chinese motivation concludes that the regime seeks to completely assimilate Han Chinese into Tibetan culture by encouraging mass immigration and displacing local populations. Part of this assimilation may be in order to exploit Tibet’s natural resources through industrial mining and large-scale timber operations. In addition to other political movements against the Tibetan people, cultural injustices have been committed as well. For instance, values intrinsic to Tibetan society, such as the Buddhist ideas of developing the heart and purifying the mind, have been taken out of education curriculum in Tibet. Instances of cultural genocide can also be seen in the decline of Tibetan language speakers, with Chinese as the predominant language of instruction in schools, business, and, increasingly, general communication. Approximately 90% of Tibet’s monasteries have been destroyed, and Tibetans are being forced to publicly denounce high religious leaders and attend study sessions about Chinese communism. Tibetans have even been forced to act against the Buddhist teaching of not harming any living thing through the fulfillment of quotas of killing certain numbers of flies and dogs. The Tibetan people must continue their wholehearted appeal to the international community regarding the ongoing situiation and Chinese development in Tibet. While sustainable development can ultimately benefit Tibet, Tibetans themselves must be involved in the planning of projects, and must be allowed to keep their own cultural identity and customs alive. China must allow Tibetans in Tibet to have a voice in determining their future.
Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Taiwan elects new board members
Newly elected board members of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Taiwan. Photo: TPI By Yangchen Dolma: 15 July 2014
Taipei: - Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Taiwan has elected its new board members on 13th July 2014 at His Holiness The Dalai Lama Foundation in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. The new board members are: - 1st Kunsang Lhundup President, 2nd Tenzing Chompel, Vice President, 3rd Dachompa, Secretary, 4th Wangdue, Secretary, 5th Nima Phuntsok,Treasury, 6th Kunchok Jimpa, P.R.O., and 7th Tsamchoe, P.R.O.
Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay addressing a crowd gathering at the main Tibetan temple in Dharamshala to mark the 79th birthday of His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama, on 6 July, 2014. Photo: TPI/Choneyi Sangpo
Dharamshala, 6 July, 2014: - Reiterating the Tibetan administration’s pledge to fulfill the vision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the aspirations of the Tibetans inside Tibet, Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay said he hopes China will soon realize the middle way as a mutual solution to the Tibet problem. Describing His Holiness the 14th Great Dalai Lama’s birthday as joyous and special occasion, Dr Sangay said the Tibetan administration “wishes to reiterate the Kashag’s belief that this
will only be resolved through dialogue with the Chinese government. It is our hope that the new Chinese leadership will soon realize the fact that the Middle Way Approach is a mutually beneficial solution to the Tibet problem.” ‘To this day, the Middle Way Approach continues to receive support from governments around the world and from the international community, including a growing number of Chinese citizens,’ ,” Sikyong said, adding that ‘The CTA has launched a massive international
campaign to continue raising this awareness and support for the Middle Way Approach.’ In this campaign, Sikyong said “a rich array of information and materials on the Middle Way Approach will be distributed in many languages through websites and social media. Closer to home, the Kalons and Secretaries of the CTA will visit Tibetan settlements and generate mass awareness about the Middle Way Approach, in the earnest hope that all Tibetans will actively participate in this crucial effort.” Despite the suffocating environment of fear and repression inside Tibet for the past 60 years, he said “the Tibetan people have resolutely kept their hope and pride alive. They have placed their aspirations in His Holiness the Dalai Lama and anxiously await his return. This profound desire for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s return and for freedom in Tibet are the common rallying cries of the 130 people who have committed self-immolation as an act of protest against China’s oppressive rule.” “Despite our repeated appeal against drastic actions, the heart-wrenching series of selfimmolations witnessed across Tibet has amplified the true aspirations of the Tibetan people not only to the Chinese government, but also to the world at large,” he added. Sikyong said that “With unity, innovation and self-reliance as our guiding principles, we pledge to fulfill the vision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the aspirations of the Tibetans inside Tibet and all the Tibetans who left us, i.e. to restore freedom for Tibet.”
French MPs join Tibetans for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’ birthday By Yeshe Choesang: 08 July 2014
Paris, France : - Tibetans and supporters, including members of French Parliament on 3 July observed His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 79th birthday at the French Senate in Paris, the capital of France. The Paris based Bureau du Tibet organised jointly with the Tibet Group in the French Senate a reception to mark the 79th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The event was attended by nearly 100 persons representing various Tibet support groups and supporters, including members of French Senate. Mr Ngodup Dorjee, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama while thanking the supporters for their continued support underscored the importance of inculcating in one’s lives the teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to become a warm-hearted human being as described by His Holiness the Dalai Lama himself the best birthday gift. Mr Jean-Francois Humbert, the President of the Senate Tibet Group in his opening address welcomed the invitees and underlined the importance of celebrating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday in the Senate significant in terms of the support that transcends political party affiliations for the just cause of Tibet. He reiterated Group’s continued support in spite of the changes that will take place in future. Mr Humbert said that he will take initiative to continue the Tibet Inter-group in the newly elected European parliament and will continue to work for the cause of Tibet. ‘The growing supporters number of French people will continue to stand for the rights and freedoms of the people of Tibet in the future, as we consider Tibet is as an important issue,’ said Mr Humbert. Senator Andre Gattolin, Mr. Jean-Francois Humbert and former Senator, Deputy in the French National Assembly Mr. Louis de Broissia and Benjamin Ismail, head of RSF’s Asia Pacific desk were other dignitaries who attended the reception. The Tibetan Community of France on 6 July 2014 organised a formal ceremony of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 79th birthday celebration. “Over thousand Tibetans and supporters have gathered at the Buddhist Pagoda of Bois de Vincenne to celebrate His Holiness’ birthday. Tibetans performed our traditional dances, songs, and operas,” Mr Tenzin Lhudup, general secretary of Tibet Community in France and education director of the Paris based Palyon School for Tibetans.
Photo-1: Mr. Ngodup Dorjee speaking at the event, Photo-2, Mr. Humbert addressing the gathering, Photo-3: Representives various Tibet support groups and supporters during the event and Photo-4: Mr Ngodup Dorjee with French Senators Andre Gattolin, Mr. Jean-Francois Humbert and Mr. Loui de Broissia in Paris, on 3 July, 2014. Photo: TPI
The French Parliamentary Group for Tibet has currently 35 members from the French Parliament which made up of two chambers, the National Assembly and the Senate. After several meetings with Tibetan political and community
leaders, and former political prisoners in Dharamshala, the support group become strong voice for Tibet in the Parliament and and call for stronger political support since its establishment in June 1990.
Monk who shared 2008 protest news freed By Yeshe Choeyang: 30 June 2014
Ngagchung of Larung Gar Buddhist Institute of Sertha. Photo:TPI/File
Dharamshala: - Sources coming out of Tibet say Ngakchung, a Tibetan Buddhist monk imprisoned for seven years for allegedly sharing information of the 2008 mass protests has been released after serving his ful term, but in serious health condition. The 45-year old Tibetan monk Ngagchung and two other monks from Larung Gar Buddhist Institute of Serthar were taken into custody on suspicion of leaking information to Tibetan ‘separatist forces’ outside during the height of the anti-occupation protests in 2008. Ngagchung’s two companions, Taphun and Gudrak, were released after interrogation, but Ngagchung has remained in captivity at various
locations outside Chengdu since his arrest. Every request made by the family to visit him were turned down,” an exiled Tibetan told the Tibet Post International on Tuesday, 15 July, 2014. Sources said that he was released on July 8, but his health conditions are very serious and other details remain unknown,” sources said. Ngagchung was sentenced by a Chinese Intermediate People’s court in Sichuan Province to seven years in prison and deprivation of political rights for one year. He has been incommunicado since his arrest in 2008. Many rights groups have expressed their strong concern about the legality and fairness of Ngagchung’s trial and incarceration. But, Chinese authorities have released no information about the exact date of the trial, the evidence against Ngagchung or the charges under which he was convicted. He is the nephew of the late Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok, a highly -respected Tibetan Buddhist teacher who founded the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Sertha County, Kardze, where Ngagchung studied Buddhist philosophy for more than 20 years before his arrest.
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Tibetan admin. dedicates 2014 as Allow fact-finding mission to Tibet: Tibetan Parliament urges China various peaceful protests to draw attention towards Year of HH the Great 14th Dalai Lama Dharamshala: - The Dharamshala, India based the atrocities of the Chinese government in Tibet. By Yeshe Choesang:
12 July 2014
Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile said it has urged the Chinese government to allow its delegation to visit Tibet for a fact-finding mission. “Keeping in view the deteriorating situation inside Tibet, we have sent an appeal letter addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping on 19 June 2014, through the Chinese embassy in New Delhi asking for a Tibetan Parliamentary delegation to visit Tibet for a fact-finding mission “the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile said in a press statement issued on Friday, 11 July, 2014. “We have also urged the new leaders of China for an immediate resumption of the bi-lateral dialogue between Tibetan representatives and Chinese officials to resolve the Tibet issue,” it said, adding “So far, we haven’t received any response. Therefore, we are issuing this press release today
Speaker Penpa Tsering addressing the opening session of the Tibetan Parliament at the Kashag auditorium in Dharamsala on 14 September 2012. Photo: TPI/File
to make a fresh request to the Chinese president for access inside Tibet.” The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile have launched various lobbying campaigns and solidarity marches across the world to highlight the grave situation prevailing inside Tibet. It has also conducted
“ Our continued efforts have failed to elicit any favourable response from the Chinese government. Instead of addressing the grievances of the Tibetan people, the Chinese government have intensified their clampdown and propaganda. Therefore, the standing committee of the Tibetan Parliament decided to send this appeal letter to the Chinese president, to resume the stalled dialogue process and allow a fact-finding mission to Tibet,” the press release noted. This appeal letter by the Tibetan Parliament comes against the backdrop of the tragic situation prevailing inside Tibet. Over 130 Tibetans have set themselves on fire in Tibet since 2009 calling for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet and freedom for Tibetans.
Tibetans seriously injured after violent attack by Chinese police
Top officials of the Central Tibetan Administration with Mr. G S Bali, Transport, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Technical Education Minister in Himachal Pradesh, the chief guest, on the occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 79th birthday celebrations in Dharamsala, India, 6 July 2014. Photo: TPI/Choneyi Sangpo By Yeshe Choesang: 07 July 2014
polity and community is today considered a model worthy
Dharamshala: - As the Central Tibetan Administration
of emulation is largely because of the visionary leadership of
dedicated 2014 as the year of His Holiness the Great Fourteenth
His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the diligent perseverance of
Dalai Lama, thousands of Tibetans, the state government’s top
our senior generation”.
Indian officials and local Indians celebrated His Holiness’s 79th
“Under His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s leadership, all major
birthday with elation and festivity.
monasteries that were destroyed in occupied Tibet were rebuilt
Addressing crowd gathering at the main Tietan temple,
in exile to preserve and promote Tibetan religion. These
Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay said: “On this joyous and special
monastic centres of teaching and practice, belonging to all
occasion of the 79th birthday of His Holiness the Great 14th
four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism as well as Tibet’s native
Dalai Lama, the Kashag would like to express our deepest
Bon religion, were not only revived, but also thrived in exile.
reverence and respect for His Holiness the Dalai Lama on
As these monastic scholars and masters have helped spread
behalf of all Tibetans in and outside Tibet. We join millions
Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Dharma centres have mushroomed
of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s admirers across the globe
the world over,”he said.
in wishing him good health and long life.”
“His Holiness the Dalai Lama has sparked a new awakening
“The 14th Kashag is observing 2014 as the “Year of the Great
among the people of Himalayan regions about their cultural
14th Dalai Lama” to express our boundless appreciation of His
heritage and this has greatly contributed to the revival of local
Holiness the Dalai Lama’s great accomplishments for the cause
traditions and customs. His Holiness the Dalai Lama remains
of Tibet and the promotion of peace, inter-faith harmony and
a fount of guidance and solace for the world’s Buddhists,
humane values throughout the world,” Sikyong said.
instrumental in preserving and disseminating the teachings of
Under this year-long program, the Central Tibetan
the Buddha from their repository in Tibet to their origin in India
Administration (CTA) will organize 21 major events, which
and to 67 other countries across 6 continents,” Sikyong said.
include some 300 smaller activities. Looking further ahead,
“As a tireless advocate of inter-religious harmony, His Holiness
the Kashag will mark His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th
the Dalai Lama interacts with religious leaders of all faiths. He
birthday by the Tibetan calendar—the fifth day of the fifth
has also pioneered intensive dialogue between leading world
Tibetan month, falling on the 21st of June 2015—with an
scientists and Buddhist monks, and greatly enriched both
elaborate long life offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
science and religion. Furthermore, his global efforts to promote
Sikyong said the fact that the Tibetan people today are united
secular ethics have earned him the respect and admiration of
like an iron ball regardless of their regional or religious
world citizens regardless of their religious background. These
affiliations and in spite of the Chinese occupation is mainly due
multiple and enduring contributions are evident in over 150
to the enlightened leadership of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
major awards, prizes and honorary doctorates that have been
Dr Sangay said His Holiness the Dalai Lama laid a strong
conferred on him, most notably the Nobel Peace Prize in
foundation for the sustenance of Tibetan people as well as the
1989, United Nations Earth Prize in 1991, US Congressional
preservation of the Tibetan identity by establishing Tibetan
Gold Medal in 2007 and the Templeton Award in 2012.
settlements across India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Truly, the sustained international recognition and prestige of
At the same time, to ensure that future generations of Tibetans
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been the main driving force
acquire modern education while remaining rooted in traditional
behind the rising global awareness of and support for the cause
values, from the very beginning, he initiated and established
of Tibet,” he said.
separate Tibetan schools. In fact, the present Tibetan leadership
“Given His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s influence and prestige,
is a product of these institutions that have educated Tibetans
perhaps it is sadly inevitable that some group of people would
in exile for the past fifty years, Sikyong said.
seek to malign him. In particular, the Dholgyal followers have
“By also introducing a series of structural and institutional
launched a politically-driven smear campaign against His
reforms, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s guidance and wisdom
Holiness the Dalai Lama in the name of religious freedom
has transformed the nature of exiled Tibetan polity into a
and human rights. By advocating sectarianism and fanaticism,
genuine democracy. Years of these sustained democratic
which would jeopardize the existing harmony and unity among
reforms have in fact transformed the entire exile Tibetan
all the traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dholgyal followers
community into a society with deeply rooted democratic
have turned into a political tool for the Chinese Communist
values and culture,” Sikyong said, ADDING: “As a result, even
Party. Considering the larger interest of the Buddha Dharma,
though today exiled Tibetans are scattered across six continents,
and in particular, the threat against the very existence of
we have continued to maintain an extremely vibrant, cohesive
Tibetans as a people, Tibetans must wisely discern between
and organized community. The fact that the exile Tibetan
true and untrue and right from wrong,” Sikyong said.
Gyalwang Karmapa meets Sikyong By Yeshe Choeyang: 30 June 2014
Gyalwang Karmapa during his meeting with Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay in Dharamshala, India, on 30 June, 2014. Photo: TPI
Dharamshala, 30 June, 2014:- The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorjee met with Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay and briefly visited offices of the Central Administration (CTA) first time at the Kashag office, Gangchen Kyishong in Dharamshala. According to Kagyu Office, at “an invitation of Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, Gyalwang Karmapa Rinpoche made a short visit to the new Kashag building in the Himalayan town of India.”
The 17th Karmapa’s first stop was the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, which he visits regularly in order to consult and research its vast collection of old Tibetan texts. From there, he made his way to the Central Tibetan Administration’s Kashag (Cabinet Office) building, where the Sikyong’s office is located. It said “this is the first time that the Gyalwang Karmapa has had the opportunity to visit the new building, which was inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 2nd June 2011. The Sikyong graciously welcomed His Holiness at the entrance and escorted him into his office, where they conversed for half an hour. The prime minister then accompanied His Holiness on a tour of the new building.” Lobsang Sangay studied law, and was a Senior Fellow at the East Asian Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School until he was elected to lead the Tibetan administation on April 27, 2011. In his role as Sikyong, Lobsang Sangay has emphasized the importance of seeking a peaceful, non-violent resolution of the Tibet issue.
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Dharamshala: - Details are emerging of a violent assault against a group of Tibetans by Chinese security forces and police at a checkpoint in Dzoege, Ngaba, north-eastern Tibet on July 7, 2014. Around ten villagers were beaten severely by police, including special forces, after a lorry carrying materials for rebuilding a temple was stopped at a checkpoint. According to sources, several Tibetans were hospitalized, and one was sent to the provincial capital Chengdu for emergency treatment. He is believed to be in critical condition. A source in the area on July 8, 2014 said that the incident started when a Tibetan driver, who had been transporting building materials to a local monastery, was stopped at a checkpoint outside Benyul village in Dzoege (Chinese: Ruo’ergai) county in the Ngaba county (Chinese: Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan) of Amdo, northeastern Tibet. When police asked him to show his permit allowing him to carry the materials, the two heads of Benyul village and other villagers—all of them Tibetans—went to his assistance and vouched for his authority to do the work. “Suddenly, more police arrived on the scene and attacked the Tibetans who were present,” sources said, adding, “Several were injured, and one was so badly hurt that he had to be taken to Chengdu, the capital Sichuan Province for serious medical attention.” Latest images received from Tibet depict special
UN expresses concern over arbitrary detention in Tibet
UN Human Rights Council. Photo: Media Fle By Yeshe Choesang: 09 July 2014
Geneva, 9 July: -Seven Special Procedures experts of the UN Human Rights Council wrote to the Chinese authorities to highlight UN’s concern about the human rights situation of Tibetan singers and musicians. Since 2008, China has especially cracked down on Tibetan writers, intellectuals, and artists. In a communication sent to China on 3 February 2014, UN stated “Serious concerns are expressed that the alleged arbitrary arrest and detention or enforced disappearance of the aforementioned 10 Tibetan singers and musicians may be linked to their legitimate human rights activities.” The Communications report of Special Procedures spoke of the alleged arrest and detention of ten Tibetan
Two injured Tibetan men following the assault in hospital and deployment of Chinese special forces in Dzoege county following the incident, on 7 July, 2014. Photo: TPI
forces gathering at the area after police at the checkpoint immediately called for backup, according to other sources. ‘Local Tibetan Village heads, elders, and women went to ask that the truck be released, and were beaten by the police.’ Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser living in Beijing also posted images of injured Tibetans on her blog. Images circulating on social media from Dzoege depict two men lying on hospital beds apparently with
head wounds, their faces covered in blood. Sources alsot said that one of the injured was the 65-year old village chief of Benyul. Tibetans in Dzoege, Ngaba, have been subject to an intense Chinese military crackdown, particularly since the wave of self-immolation protests began in the county in 2009. There have been nine selfimmolations, including two twin immolations in 2013, in Dzoege areas.
Dharamshala: - Tibetan NGOs in exile urge BRICS leaders to jointly address the grievances of the Tibetan people directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS Summit starting today in Brazil. At the commencement of the BRICS Summit in Brazil on Tuesday, July 15th, three Tibetan NGOsGu Chu Sum Movement of Tibet, Tibetan Women’s Association and Students for a Free Tibet-India held a press conference at the Gu Chu Sum Office in Mcleod Ganj, co-ordinated by International Tibet Network. “The situation in Tibet is critical. Since 2009, at least 130 Tibetans in Tibet have set fire to their bodies in acts of protest against China’s brutal Tibet policies, each of whom have called for freedom and for the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” the Tibetan NGOs said in a statement. “The majority of these protesters have died, whilst the whereabouts of most of the survivors is unknown. Many monasteries have been shut down and Tibetans are routinely harassed by the authorities in the streets, in their workplaces and in their homes,” they said, adding: “As China’s escalating repression in Tibet continues to drive
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Tibetans urge BRICS leaders to address the Tibet’s grievances
Tibetans to this drastic act, Tibetans and supporters are urging world leaders to team up and intervene to stop the crisis.” ‘The BRICS Summit is one multilateral forum for leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa to speak directly about the human rights crisis in Tibet with Chinese President Xi Jinping,” they continued. The NGOs also said they “take this opportunity to issue a joint statement to President Dilma Roussef, Vladmir Putin, Jacob Zuma and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to firmly raise the concerns of the Tibetan people with President Xi Jinping.” An animation video ‘Tibet Solution: Pema’s Appeal to World Leaders’ made by Students for a Free Tibet was Screened at the press conference. “As concerned citizens, we urge you to adopt a new multilateral approach to address the human rights crisis in Tibet. When governments speak out individually, China reacts punitively and shuts down the discussion. But when like-minded governments join together, the Chinese government has no choice but to listen,” Pema wrote on The Tibet Solution website.
singers and musicians. The report said that UN has received information of artists Gongpo Tsezin, Trinley Tsekar, Kelsang Yarphel, Lolo, Pema Trinley, Chakdor, Khenrap, Nyagdompo, Shawo Tashi, and Achok Phulshung, who were either currently being detained or their fate and whereabouts are unknown. The Communication to China “alleged that the Tibetan artists have been arrested in connection with their songs supporting Tibetan culture and reflecting the situation in the Tibetan Autonomous Region.” Seven UN Special Rapporteurs who signed the communication were Arbitrary detention; Cultural Rights; Disappearances; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Freedom of religion and Minority issues. The Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective.
Lobsang Tseten from International Tibet Network, Dawa Tashi from Gu Chu Sum Movement of Tibet, Tsering Wangmo from Tibetan Women’s Association, and Jyotsna from Students for a Free Tibet-India at a press conference in Dharamshala
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H.H THE DALAI LAMA 5 TPI NEWS His Holiness concludes the 33rd His Holiness leads preparatory procedures for Kalachakra teachings Kalachakra teaching in Ladakh 15 July 2014
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better to think of ourselves primarily as followers of the Buddha. “I have long urged monastics to study, and primarily to study the classic Buddhist texts. I have encouraged this in nunneries as well as monasteries. It is not enough to repeatedly perform rituals. It is important to study. I recently witnessed a seminar and debate on the Perfection of Wisdom teachings at Likir Monastery which I thought set a good example.” His Holiness referred to the distractions of the modern world and said there is a need to see that the Three Trainings are being properly observed. He noted that the Communist Party government controls the monasteries in Tibet and urged those who now live in free countries to take advantage of their freedom. He also urged that the Tibetan language be studied as the vast Nalanda tradition is most adequately expressed when related in Tibetan. He began to give the seven empowerments according to the pattern of childhood: the Water, Crown, Crown Ribbon, Vajra and Bell, Conduct, Name and Permission Empowerments and the Appendages, followed by the four Higher Empowerments. In conclusion His Holiness remarked: “We have completed the seven empowerments in the pattern of childhood, which relate to the generation stage, and the four higher empowerments that relate to the completion stage. In other words we have completed the eleven empowerments of Kalachakra and it’s just reached 3pm, which is not bad! I gave you the transmission of the Kalachakra Six-session Guru Yoga yesterday, “The main focus of tantric practice is the completion stage, but what we really have to concentrate on is the developing the awakening mind of bodhichitta and our understanding of emptiness. To realise the higher stages, we have to build on a firm basis.”
Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India, 12 July 2014 - Around 180,000 people attended His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 33rd Kalachakra teachings. After 5 hours of preparatory rituals he began the final session of empowerment. This final session, during which he would grant the seven empowerments according to the pattern of childhood and the four higher empowerments, began with the offering of a ritual cake to forestall interferences. “All those of you who might obstruct the empowerment, I invite you to leave in a peaceful manner. “As it is said in the sutras, all of us want happiness and no one needs to argue about it or give reasons for it. We all naturally want happiness, even in our dreams. However, we need to distinguish between short-term and long-term happiness.” His Holiness remarked that “our goal is to overcome suffering and achieve lasting happiness in the long run. While Christians and others take refuge in their God, non-theists such as Buddhists trust in causality. They seek higher rebirth and ultimately enlightenment. Even in this life there is an effort to make life meaningful. Buddhists are taught how to reach the highest liberation of the state of omniscience. “Tibetan Buddhism is a combination of sutra and tantra, but we have to protect ourselves from becoming biased and partisan. In a quite different context I have warned monastics in Tawang and other parts of Arunachal Pradesh to avoid becoming biased or partisan in political affairs. I advised them, for example, not to campaign for any party during the elections. They should be neutral and unbiased. Then there are those monastics and their patrons who cling to the tradition they belong to. If we are to foster harmony among us, it would be
Tenzin Lhundrup ...... When the local Tibetans made inquiries as to the reasons for his arrest, the Chinese police had claimed that Lhundrup had been involved in many disturbances, including his participation in the protest against mining at Naglha Dzambha Mountain. The source told TCHRD that the security officers had surrounded the monastery and barged into the homes of monks looking for items deemed as ‘promoting separatism.’ There is no information on the status and whereabouts of Tenzin Lhundrub and the local authorities continue to maintain silence on the issue. Another source from within Tibet said the senior Buddhist scholar’s arrest has triggered a massive crackdown in the area with the Diru County government issuing an official notification in June 2014. The notification has put severe restrictions on local Tibetans in the area including restrictions on freedom of movement, speech, and religion - religious professionals had been warned against “spreading rumours” and participating in Monlam Chenmo Prayer Festivals and so on. Failure to abide by these orders would entail dismissal from the monastery through the withdrawal of permits to enter monastery and cancellation of welfare provisions and rights.
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The regulations further warned that local Tibetans would be prohibited from harvesting the prized caterpillar fungus (Tib: Yartsa Gunbu) and their welfare rights cancelled if they were caught singing songs in praise of Tibetan independence, expressing dissent to the Chinese government policies, “leaking state secrets to the outside world”, or listening to news broadcast from exile Tibetan media. At the moment the situation in Diru remains extremely tense. “The Chinese authorities have cut all communication lines and forced Tibetan students of Di Ru studying in other regions of Tibet to return to their home. The situation has become very tense and dangerous,” said the source. Tenzin Lhundrup is a resident of Geney Village in Shagchu Town and was ordained a monk at a young age at Gom Gonsar Monastery. He is an accomplished Buddhist scholar, and had extensively studied Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, literature and culture; for three years since 2002 he underwent meditation retreat at Drikung Thil Monastery, the main seat of the Drikung Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism which is located some 120-km to the north-east of Lhasa. After his return to Gom Gonsar - his home monastery, he served as the head of the prayer sessions and taught Buddhist philosophy to the monks.
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Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India 10 July 2014 His Holiness the Dalai Lama performed the selfgeneration rituals early in the morning before taking part in the preparatory precedures for the Kalachakra Empowerment. Inside he greeted the Lamas and fellow dignitaries. After recitations of verses in praise of the Buddha, the Heart Sutra and verses from Nagarjuna’s ‘Fundamental Wisdom’, His Holiness began: “We are going to conduct the Kalachakra Empowerment on the basis of a sand mandala, and today we’ll go through the preliminary procedures. There are many religions in the world. All teach love, compassion and tolerance, counselling their followers not to give in to anger or to hold grudges. Because greed is a source of harm, they also teach contentment and self-discipline. It sometimes seems as though Christian practitioners are more active in actually helping others. Christian monks and nuns also tend to live a simple, modest life.” He reiterated that all religious traditions have teachings on love, compassion, tolerance and selfdiscipline in common, but differ when it comes to their philosophical positions. Buddhism is grounded in the Nalanda tradition, he told them, which is based on reason. Today, when levels of education are high, many find the Nalanda tradition with its stress and reason and knowledge attractive. “We are gathered for a Buddhist teaching,” he remarked, “in a land where Buddhism, coming from Tibet, has flourished for a long time. While many of you have come from across Ladakh and the Himalayan Region, about 5000 have come at great cost and hardship from abroad, Chinese and people from other Buddhist countries among them. I’d like to thank the organizers for the good work they have done to make this event possible. “Whatever religious tradition we follow, whatever different customs and languages we observe, we all want happiness. In Buddhism we talk about mind being of the nature of clear light. All sentient beings have such mind of clarity and awareness. The practice of Kalachakra teaches us how to actualize the clear light mind within us.” His Holiness said that what everyone gathered before him needed was a good heart, a warm heart, a less selfish attitude. He said that no one wants
His Holiness the Dalai Lama greeting the crowd of over 140,000 gathered to attend the empowerment preparations of the 33rd Kalachakra Empowerment in Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India on July 10, 2014. Photo/Manuel Bauer
suffering, so the best thing to do is to try to help people and at least not to harm them. “During the three days of preliminary teachings you heard many things, but most important was the advice to be a good person and to be kind to others.” “During the last three days of teaching there has been no need to consider me your Lama or Spiritual Master, but in the context of this teaching, the Kalachakra Empowerment, you need to have faith in me. I have visualized transforming myself into Kalachakra so we are about to engage in a master disciple relationship. He remarked that it is very important to be nonsectarian. Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam, for example, have long been of benefit to their adherents, so we should respect them. That they are beneficial is good. He stressed the need for people to follow their faith sincerely. Religious harmony and mutual respect is very important. Within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition it is especially important that whether we belong to Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu, Gelug or Bön we should respect each other. “Ecumenism, non-sectarianism, is important and the great Tibetan masters practised it,” His Holiness said. “These days I meet Westerners who seem much attached to this or that tradition, claiming to belong exclusively to the Gelug or Kagyu traditions.
Lamas should not teach their disciples to adopt such postures, but should instead foster mutual respect among our traditions.” Concerning the Kalachakra tradition, His Holiness pointed out that it had been the 7th Dalai Lama, Kalsang Gyatso’s main practice and that he had been responsible for training the monks of Namgyal Monastery, composing many of the texts and instructions. His Holiness clarified the terms Secret Mantra Vajra Vehicle as meaning that the practice is conducted secretly rather than publicly; mantra refers to protecting the mind, in this case from ordinary appearances. As part of the preparatory procedures, His Holiness gave firstly the Lay-Persons vows, and then led the gathering in taking refuge and generating the aspiring awakening mind, wishing for beings to be free from suffering. Finally, he also gave the Bodhisattva vows. He mentioned that by taking refuge in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha we distinguish our practice from non-Buddhist traditions, while generating the awakening mind distinguishes our practice as being Mahayana. Having conducted the inner empowerment and advised the disciples to examine their dreams, His Holiness declared the preparatory procedures complete.
Six million Tibetans inside Tibet............ continued from front page Tibetan writer gets It is good that we have more than one philosophical system. People have different ways of thinking and they suit or meet their psychological needs.’ His Holiness said that people claim to be followers of their teachers, but that in fact they are the opposite. If one is a true practitioner, and a true follower of religious teaching, one must try his best to implement the religious teachings. People must have more interaction with each other, and discuss and ponder their differences. We must all come to basic respect and mutual understanding. ‘Therefore, my second commitment is to promote religious harmony. And, brotherhood and respect and understanding between different religious communities,’ he said. Speaking on the issue of Tibet as his 3rd commitment, His Holiness said: ‘The six million people in Tibet have placed their hope and trust on me. Therefore, I have ultimate responsibility for reaching their goals, and the responsibility for Tibetan Buddhism, which includes the Tantric tradition; an ancient tradition upheld at the great Indian monastic university of Nalanda, and one that we often describes as a complete form of Buddhism.’ ‘It is very important to preserve the Tibetan tradition. For the Tibetan people, we consider this tradition our heart and soul. This is the crème of Tibetan civilization. And, to further promote and propagate it in the world is the greatest purpose of Tibetans. Tibetans are proud of themselves with the rich cultural heritage of Tibet. Whether believer or non-believer, as a Tibetan, I am requesting them to preserve their culture,’ he added. While stressing on the middle way approach as only way forward to resolve the Tibet issue, His Holiness also reiterated commitment to dialogue to find a solution to the issue of Tibet within the framework of the Chinese constitution. He said that from the age of 16 to 79 he has taken the responsibility of Tibet and Tibetan culture. ‘I am not, not seeking independence for Tibet, but seeking a mutually-acceptable solution to the issue of Tibet. After careful consideration of all the issues, I am pursuing the middle way policy that will benefit both China and Tibet. Many Chinese intellectuals and Buddhists are supporting this view and showing solidarity with Tibet. Each year, the number is
significantly increasing.’ ‘Therefore the most important thing for the Tibetan people is to preserve our distinct politics and culture. We are pursuing a win-win proposition that will benefit both Chinese and Tibetan people,’ His Holiness said. The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate spoke about the importance of non-violence and human compassion. ‘My message to all of you is these three commitments that I am promoting. Here I am appealing to my friends all over the world to stand up for justice. Everyone equally has responsibility to this create a happier world. I hope the 21st century will be a peaceful and compassionate century.’ ‘Wherever you are staying, engage in real actions to promote religious harmony and mutual understanding. His Holiness has cautioned that use of weapons may appear decisive, but brings more fear which does not favor a solution to problems. He stated firmly that ‘using such developed weapons to solve problems brings short-term relief but the problem remains will remain the same.’ His Holiness acknowledged that the immense destruction due to the power of modern weapons will only create more problems and more environment destruction. He said ‘Non- violence is only solution to all kind of problems in the world. When we try to overcome the crisis, we have to adopt a nonviolence approach, using a human approach, which is the natural human reflex.’ ‘We should not resort to taking arms and violence. When we look back at history, there will never be an end to the problem of violence. We have adopted a nonviolent approach, a compassionate approach, like the ‘Middle Way Approach’. His Holiness said ‘if the issue of Tibet is to be solved through their non-violent struggle for justice, it will set an example for many other problems facing the world today.’ ‘If the nonviolent struggle for Tibet defeated one day, then people will say the nonviolent approach will not work, just like the Tibetan struggle. Therefore, Tibet’s non-violent struggle for justice is not only important for Tibetan people, but equally important to set an example for freedom struggles on this earth. So far we have gained enormous international support, good will for freedom and for the resolution of the Tibetan problem,’ His Holiness concluded.
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...... continued from front page Tsering Woeser, who has been advocating Tibetans rights, said state security officers arrived at her Beijing home late Tuesday evening, shortly after she and her husband Wang Lixiong returned from a trip, Didi Tang has reported for the AP on July 9, 2014. The state security officers refused to give a reason for the home detention, but Tsering Woeser said she believes it is related to a dinner invitation she received from the U.S. Embassy, possibly with Kerry himself. The U.S. Embassy in Beijing did not immediately reply Wednesday when asked for a comment, the report said. Tsering Woeser said the U.S. Embassy had called her while she and Wang were traveling outside Beijing to extend an invitation to a Wednesday dinner, which she said she accepted over the phone. She said the embassy never said whom she would meet but she thought it could be Kerry, who wrote her a letter following last year’s award. “If I were to meet him, indeed, I would like to reply to his letter in person and offer my thanks,” Tsering Woeser wrote on her Facebook page. “But regrettably, I am now under house arrest.”
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...... continued from front page Whereas in Tawu county (incorporated into China’s Sichuan Province), Tibetans marked the occasion by discreetly placing offerings before an image of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to pay their obeisance. A source speaking on condition of anonymity was quoted by RFA saying that “Tibetans cannot openly celebrate the birthday of the Dalai Lama, but engaging in any cheerful activity is the most viable way of covertly marking the occasion.”
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The Tibet Post International Back Page Focus US Secretary of State John Kerry raises Tibet issue with China Tibetan women’s group organized
15 July 2014
By Yeshe Choesang: 11 July 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference in Beijing, China/(Photo:Reuters)
Dharamshala: - US Secretary of State Mr. John Kerry has raised the issue of Tibet and His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his meeting with Chinese State councillor and Foreign Policy Chief Yang Jiechi in Beijing, on 10 July. A senior State Department official answering queries during a special press briefing said: “The Secretary and Yang discussed the situation in Xinjiang and the treatment of the Uighur minorities, as well as the situation in Tibet, and China’s policy towards both Tibet and to the Dalai Lama.” “The Secretary made clear our positions. We
certainly recognize Tibet as a part of the PRC, and we reinforced – the Secretary reinforced our view that it is important for China to respect and protect the religious and cultural and the linguistic rights and characteristics of the ethnic minorities, particularly in Tibet and in Xinjiang,” he said. Secretary John Kerry and US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew are in Beijing for the annual US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue. Secretary Kerry earlier met President Xi Jinping and various other senior officials of the Chinese government, in an attempt to repair the strained US-China relationship, following
allegations of cyberspying and maritime disputes. A well-known Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser has said that she and her husband have been placed under house arrest in Beijing, as China plays host to US State Secretary John Kerry for the latest round of US-China talks. Woeser said on Wedensday that security officers arrived at her Beijing home late on Tuesday, shortly after she and her husband Wang Lixiong returned from a trip. The Chinese state security officers refused to give a reason for the home detention, but she said she believes it is related to a dinner invitation she received from the US Embassy, possibly to meet Kerry. Secretary Kerry also expressed his concerns over the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet during his talks with President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, 14 Feb. 2014. His comment in Beijing came a day after one more Tibetan set self on fire in Ngaba County, where 35 of the self-immolations have taken place since 2009 to protest against China’s repressive policies. “I emphasized that respect for human rights and the exchange of information in a free manner contributes to the strength of a society in a country. Recent arrests of peaceful advocates for reform run counter, in our judgment, to all of our best interests and the ability to make long term progress. I emphasized that the United States remains concerned about these situations here in China, human rights situations – especially with respect to the Tibetan and Uighur areas,” Kerry said.
MEPs join Tibetans for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday By Yangchen Dolma: 12 July 2014
Brussels 10 July, 2014:- Tens of thousands of people have joined celebrations across the world to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 79th birthday celebration. Tibetans and supporters, including Members of European Parliament observed His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday at Alberta hall in Brussels, the de facto capital of the European Union on 10 July. Members of European Parliament, parliamentary assistants of MEPs, foreign diplomats, officials of EU institutions, Representatives of Tibetan Buddhist centers in Belgium, President of Belgian Tibetan community and Tibetan NGOs, Tibet support Groups, attended a reception hosted by the Office of Tibet to celebrate the 79th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The birthday celebration began with long life
prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama by Motok Tulku and Ven. Lama Tseten Phuntsok, a report by the Brussels based Office of Tibet said. Representative Mr. Ngodup Dorjee welcomed the guests and read out the message of Sikyong
Dr. Lobsang Sangay on the occasion of the 79th Birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. MEP Mr. Thomas Mann, Member of European Parliament wished His Holiness long life not only for the Tibetans but for the peace and well being of all humanity. Mr. Mann, in his speech, said that he will take initiative to continue the Tibet Inter-group in the newly elected European parliament and will continue to work for the cause of Tibet. Mr. Henri Malosse, the President of European Economic and Social Committee, also spoke during the function. He wished His Holiness a very long life and shared his experience during his personal audience with His Holiness in March 2014 in Dharamshala. Traditional Tibetan dances performed by the Tibetans living in Brussels during the celebration.
to Centrex President and all the regions for review. A wide range of topics being covered at this meeting are – working on campaigns to increase support and highlighting the self-immolations in Tibet, as well as campaigns to amplify the plight of various political prisoners in Tibet, actions to contain Dhogyal propitiator’s false allegations towards His Holiness
the Dalai Lama and promoting & preserving Tibetan culture & religion in exile. This 14th North America Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Working Committee Meeting was convened by Regional Tibetan Youth Congress chapter of Wisconsin and concluded on June 29. The 15th North America meeting will take place in New York in 2015.
Photo-1: His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrated in Brussels. Photo-2: Mr. Thomas Mann, speaking in Brussels and Photo-3: Mr. Henri Malosse speaking during the birthday celebration. Photo: Office of Tibet, Brussels
Time to develop new ideas and strategies: Tibetan Youth Congress By Thomas Jake: 08 July 2014
Madison, Wisconsin: - Describing ‘education, sacrifice and responsibility as keys to moving forward and strengthening’ their ‘movement,’ Mr Tenzing Jigme, President of Tibetan Youth Congress said “It is time to develop new ideas and strategies.” According to the group, the 14th Annual Working Committee meeting of North America Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (NARTYC) started on June 28 through June 29, 2014 in Madison, Wisconsin. Representatives from seven regions – San Francisco, Seattle, Minnesota, Toronto, Capital Area, Wisconsin and New York/New Jersey attended this two-day meeting joined by local area Tibetan community members. Tibetan MP Mr Karma Yeshi, former TYC centrex executive member and current member of the 15th House of Tibetan Parliament in Exile was the honored guest of the opening ceremony. Mr Karma Yeshi la shared his experience of the many years of his work with TYC. He said, “every individual has responsibility and we should keep the spirit of the Tibetan people in Tibet, in our hearts and continue our efforts until our struggle is resolved “. Tenzing Jigme, President of TYC, moderated the 2-day meeting. In his inaugural speech, he stressed on how TYC has been and continues to be a great platform for youth leadership. Jigme stated that – education, sacrifice and responsibility are keys to moving forward and strengthening our movement. “It is time to develop new ideas and strategies”, he added and encouraged participants of the meeting to bring forth tactics and proposals that will help our organization and struggle move forward as well as resolve our issue soon. TYC said the meeting continued with a review of the previous year’s resolutions, with each region stating their efforts in active implementation of each of the eight resolutions. In junction, annual reports from each regional chapter were distributed
The 14th Annual Working Committee meeting of North America Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (NARTYC) started on June 28 through June 29, 2014 in Madison, Wisconsin. Photo: TPI
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a series of actions in Ladakh By Yangchen Dolma: 15 July 2014
TWA’s programs for the 33rd Kalachakra initiation held in Ladakh. Photo: TPI
Leh, Ladakh: - The Tibetan Women’s Association and its global network of regional chapters said they have successfully organized a series of actions during the 33rd Kalachakra initiation offered by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and held in Ladakh from July 03-14, 2014. “TWA organized ‘a series of public discussions oriented towards advancing public discourse on democracy, gender, women’s leadership, women and health and Tibet’s environment. The events catered to the general public and particularly Tibetan women who have converged in Ladakh for the Kalachakra program,’ the group said in a statement. On July 5, a public talk titled ‘Significance of Women’s Political Participation in Exile Tibetan Democracy was held in the region,’ the group has said. Speaker of Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPIE), Mr. Penpa Tsering, Member of TPIE and women empowerment activist Ms. Dhardon Sharling and others engaged the mass audience on the vitals of democracy-women’s political participation. On July 7 and 8, TWA also said they have organized an exclusive training program for Tibetan women devotees. Doctor Lhadon, Tibetan Medical and Astro Institute and Dr. Tsering Lhadol popularly known as Ama Shema, a Ladakh based obstetrician trained the women participants on women’s reproductive health, parenting and pre-natal and post-natal child care. TWA said it also aimed to achieve advocacy at the international level and to this end, on July 13, TWA organized a panel discussion titled ‘Tibet the Earth’s Third Pole and its implication on Asia’s Future Sustainability.’ The panel of experts included; Dr. Chewang Norphel, environmental scientist and recipient of many national and international awards; Tenpa Gyaltsen
Zamla from Tibet Policy Institute of Central Tibetan Administration and Dhardon Sharling, co chair of International Tibet Network. The 2- hour event discussed how in the age of climate change, Tibet’s environment is under threat thus posing greater threat to Asia and how this could be averted. Pertaining to TWA’s slogan; ‘Action in Exile’, 160 women members hailing from 30 regional chapters based in India and Nepal were officially recruited by the Kalachakra Organizing Committee to provide organizing, security, disciplinary and social services during the two-week Kalachakra event that saw a gathering of over 1,63,000 devotees from 73 countries. On July 15, TWA members and volunteers were blessed with a special audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The group said that TWA is the second largest Tibetan Non Governmental Organization (NGO) based in exile India and the only Women’s NGO in Tibetan history. We are today a 16,000 member organization with 56 chapters in four continents; Asia, US. Europe and Australia. TWA’s slogan is ‘Advocacy for Home’ and ‘ Action in Exile.’
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