Nobel Peace prize winner and highly respected by people of all faith, the Dalai Lama said during the last Kumbh Mela in Haridwar that “India has great potential to help the world.” He added that already as a youth in Lhasa he was greatly impressed with the richness of Indian thought, and went as far […]
Picture of the Week: Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama is a high lama in the Gelug or “Yellow Hat” branch of Tibetan Buddhism. Tenzin Gyatso, shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, born Lhamo Dondrub, 6 July, 1935 is the 14th and current Dalai Lama.
The Dalai Lama Visits Jammu and Kashmir’s Buddhist Landmarks
(CHAKRA) His Holiness, the Dalai Lama paid a recent visit to Jammu and Kashmir to see some Buddhist landmarks on the bordering outskirts of the city. R.S. Mehta, the Director of Tourism, warmly welcomed him. Mehta convened a meeting with the representatives of Travel, Trade and Hotel Association so that his Holiness’s visit would be […]
Preservation of Buddhist Sites is Made Priority by the Gujarat Government
Ahmedabad, Gujarat (CHAKRA) – The BJP government of Gujarat has prioritized its efforts to preserve sites that are going to be apart of the Buddhist tourism circuit in the Central Gujarat region. The tourists sites are going to include the caves of Saurashtra as well as the remains of the Buddhist monastery. The Archaeological Survey of […]
Buddhist Leader Dalai Lama Visits US President Obama in Washington D.C.
By Antony Thomas Washington D.C. (CHAKRA) — The fourteenth Dalai Lama of Buddhist Tibet, was in Washington D.C. yesterday to visit President Obama. President Obama is the fourth US president to meet with Dalai Lama, despite China’s request to cancel the meeting. The occurrence of such a visit taking place, makes clear what the stance […]