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Tibetans Self-Immolate Outside Lhasa Temple

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 28th 2012 - 09:39AM

Two men engulfed themselves in a burst of flames outside a Buddhist temple popular with tourists and pilgrims in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolations to protest Chinese rule has reached the tightly guarded Tibetan capital.

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The Karmapa Cleared: Indian Police Drop Charges Against Tibet Holy Man

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 21st 2012 - 11:53AM

Indian authorities have dropped charges against Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader involving $1.35 million in cash discovered at his monastery in northern India.

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Arianna Huffington: My Conversation With The Dalai Lama: The Convergence Of Science And Spirituality (Part 2) (VIDEO)

By Arianna Huffington May 15th 2012 - 08:47PM

At a lunch in the crypt at St. Paul's Cathedral before the Dalai Lama received the Templeton Prize on Monday, I was seated next to Canon Mark Oakley.

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Arianna Huffington: My Conversation With The Dalai Lama: The Convergence Of Science And Spirituality (VIDEO)

By Arianna Huffington May 14th 2012 - 01:29PM

At a lunch in the crypt at St. Paul's before the Dalai Lama received the Templeton Prize today, I was seated next to Canon Mark Oakley.

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Dalai Lama Poison Plot: China Denies Plans To Assassinate Tibetan Leader

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 14th 2012 - 06:41AM

China accused the Dalai Lama of being deceitful Monday after he reportedly alleged that Chinese agents trained Tibetan women to assassinate him by planting poison in their hair for him to touch during blessings.

dalai lama News From the Web

  • 06/03/12 Dalai Lama`s envoys holding talks with China resign Source: Zee News Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's two special envoys, in talks with Beijing since 2002, have resigned citing the "deteriorating" situation in Tibet and frustration over lack of positive response from Chinese side to the dialogue process.
  • 05/28/12 Tibetans Self-Immolate Outside Lhasa Temple Source: The Huffington Post Two men engulfed themselves in a burst of flames outside a Buddhist temple popular with tourists and pilgrims in Lhasa, marking the first time a recent wave of self-immolations to protest Chinese rule has reached the tightly guarded Tibetan capital.
  • 05/21/12 The Karmapa Cleared: Indian Police Drop Charges... Source: The Huffington Post Indian authorities have dropped charges against Tibetan Buddhism's third most important leader involving $1.35 million in cash discovered at his monastery in northern India.
  • 05/15/12 Arianna Huffington: My Conversation With The Dalai... Source: The Huffington Post - Culture At a lunch in the crypt at St. Paul's Cathedral before the Dalai Lama received the Templeton Prize on Monday, I was seated next to Canon Mark Oakley.
  • 05/14/12 Arianna Huffington: My Conversation With The Dalai... Source: The Huffington Post - Culture At a lunch in the crypt at St. Paul's before the Dalai Lama received the Templeton Prize today, I was seated next to Canon Mark Oakley.

Background on dalai lama

The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism. The name is a combination of the Sino-Mongolian word далай (dalai) meaning "Ocean" and the Tibetan word bla-ma (with a silent "b") meaning "chief, high priest".

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