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BJP’s Tarun Chugh meets Dalai Lama in Leh (Picture credit: ANI) SRINAGAR: BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Ladakh, highlighting the region’s “significance not just as a strategic frontier but as a sacred region where Buddhist wisdom, Indian civilisation, and national pride converge”.In his talks, Chugh…
The Dalai Lama lauds India’s religious freedom (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: During his recent visit to Ladakh, the Dalai Lama said that India provides a “free and flourishing environment” for the study of Buddhism’s most profound philosophical teachings, while also highlighting the lack of religious freedom in China, ANI reported, quoting a statement from…
NEW DELHI: In a special message read out at a day-long conference organised here to mark his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama said “we Tibetans” are deeply indebted to the govt and people of India for the warm hospitality they have shown since 1959, even as he indirectly questioned China’s claim over Tibet.The Tibetan spiritual…
File photo: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (Pictur ecredit: AP) SRINAGAR: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Ladakh on Saturday for a month-long visit, receiving a warm welcome from hundreds of people who lined the streets to greet him.Addressing people, he said people of the Himalayan region must uphold their sacred duty…
NEW DELHI: The recent tensions over the Dalai Lama’s announcement that China will have no role in his reincarnation seemed set to intensify with the Chinese ambassador to India, Xu Feihong, rejecting his statement and also the support expressed by Union minister Kiren Rijiju for the Tibetan spiritual leader’s decision.While Rijiju had clarified that he…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, on his 90th birthday. He called him a symbol of “love, compassion, patience and moral discipline.”In a post on X, PM Modi prayed for the Dalai Lama’s good health and long life.Tibetan Buddhist monks living in exile held…
STRAP: Just days before his 90th birthday on July 6, the Dalai Lama — the revered spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism — declared that he would have a successor. The announcement is more than a theological decision since China has long sought control over the succession process. Neelam Raaj spoke to Robert Barnett, a leading…
Days after declaring that he intends to reincarnate after his death, the Dalai Lama said he hopes to live beyond the age of 130, as thousands of followers gathered in India’s Dharamshala to offer prayers ahead of his 90th birthday.“I have been able to serve the Buddha dharma and the beings of Tibet so far…
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (Image credits: AP) NEW DELHI: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday said he hopes to live another 30 to 40 years to continue serving people, addressing the ongoing speculation about his succession.Speaking at a long life prayer ceremony held at Tsuglagkhang, the main Dalai Lama temple in…
A spiritual showdown is looming between Dharamshala and Beijing. Days before his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama declared that the centuries-old institution he embodies will continue after his death, and made it clear that only his India-based trust has the authority to name his reincarnation.The announcement, welcomed as “historic” by Tibetans in exile, has ignited…
