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    The Economist: More Turbulent Monks Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 23 May 2011
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    Gene Smith - An Icon & Legend Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 17 Dec 2010
    We were very sad to learn this morning that our dear friend Gene Smith passed away yesterday.  Beyond simply being a wonderful man with a kind presence, Gene Smith is truly one of great modern heroes of the Buddhist world. He will be greatly missed.  Long before working for Tricycle, I had the tremendous privilege of getting to know Gene and his staff at the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center (TBRC) while I was working for his longtime friend and colleague Jeff Watt, the director of Himalayan Art Resources (HAR). TBRC and HAR share an office here in Manhattan and it was an honor to have shared a space with Gene, to have joked around with him, and to have benefited from his tremendous insight, dedication, and warmth. Pema Choephel, who also worked alongside Gene, writes: More »
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    Exiled Musicians to Raise Awareness for Jailed Artists in Tibet Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 14 Dec 2010
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    Beautiful rare photos show Tibet 100 years ago Paid Member

    Posted by Rachel on 05 Oct 2010
    London's Bonhams Fine Art Auctioneers is currently auctioning rare photographs taken over 100 years ago in Tibet. The pictures were photographed by British officer John Claude White during a military mission to Tibet in 1903-1904. From NPR: Contemporary Tibet conjures a mysterious mental image. Situated at the highest elevation on Earth, it is historically hotly contested territory with a large nomadic and religious population. More »
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    Massive Rally in Support of Karmapa to Take Place Sunday Paid Member

    Posted by Monty McKeever on 22 Sep 2010
    When Ogyen Trinley Dorje, one of the two lamas recognized as the 17th Karmapa, escaped from the Chinese in 2000 he was granted asylum in India.  However, due to pressure from the Chinese government, the Indian government quickly put him under close watch and put heavy restrictions on his ability to travel.  This week, as the Karmapa is giving teachings in Dharamsala, a huge rally in Sikkim is being organized by his supporters to put pressure on the Indian government to lift these travel restrictions so that he can return to his home monastery Rumtek, which is in Sikkim.  For more information on the rally, please visit www.karmapatorumtek.org Recently, Ogyen Trinley Dorje has been denied permission to visit Europe a More »
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    Waiting out the Dalai Lama may be China's big mistake Paid Member

    Posted by James Shaheen on 12 Sep 2010
    Waiting out the Dalai Lama may be a big mistake for China. Dealing with him now may be easier than what may follow in his wake. Lodi Gyari, the Dalai Lama's representative in Washington, writes this in the South China Morning Post, quoted yesterday in a blog post by New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof: The third mindset is that China should wait until the passing away of the present Dalai Lama, when the Tibetan issue will naturally disappear. This thinking is based on the belief that a leaderless and disoriented movement would fragment into pieces and eventually become irrelevant. This is a misplaced mindset for many reasons, and very counterproductive to China’s own future. More »