Via Human Rights Watch:
“Eyewitness accounts confirm that Chinese security forces used disproportionate force and acted with deliberate brutality during and after unprecedented Tibetan protests beginning on March 10, 2008, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Many violations continue today, including disappearances, wrongful convictions and imprisonment, persecution of families, and the [...]
The New York Times reports:
Reincarnations of Tibetan spiritual leaders, including the Dalai Lama, must be approved by the Chinese central government, a senior Communist Party official said. The remarks were among the clearest indications yet that China will appoint a reincarnation of the Dalai Lama after the current Dalai Lama dies, setting off [...]
If you’ve been following her occasional postings here, you know that our friend Heidiminx is the very model of the punk-rock dharma activist. She also has, um, a few tattoos. Some ink, of course, is more meaningful than others — as this new video by Heidiminx makes abundantly clear. In it, she interviews a member [...]
By Michele Martin
As the days pass, information from Tibet becomes more clear and detailed: twenty-three monks were killed at Thrangu Monastery (see our previous post here); nine with serious injuries are in the hospital; around forty have a range of injuries that are being treated on site as best as possible. Structural damage [...]
April 19, 2010 – 12:09 pm
A guest post by Michele Martin
Thrangu Monastery in Tibet was near the epicenter of the devastating quake of April 14. It was almost completely destroyed and many of the monks were killed or are missing. Over many years, the monastery had been rebuilt through the hard work of the monks and local people. They [...]
April 18, 2010 – 11:14 am
With the earth functioning for me as an object on which to meditate, or at least as a source of teachings that resonate with Buddhadharma, doubt is the hindrance that shakes my ability to use earthdharma to cultivate equanimity in light of the April 13 earthquake in Qinghai Province, China. Scientific understanding of earth processes [...]
April 17th update: The Yushu earthquake death toll has risen to 1100. [Photos here, via the Boston Globe and AP.] The Dalai Lama is hoping to get to Tibet. And meanwhile, the Karmapa has spoken. Via the Kagyu Office:
“I was extremely saddened to hear of the catastrophic loss of human life and the severe [...]
Breaking, heartbreaking news this morning: a series of earthquakes — including one of a 6.9 magnitude — have struck a Chinese/Tibetan border region. The quakes were centered in Yushu county, in the southern part of Qinghai — a mountainous region in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham. Between 600-700 people have been reported killed, with [...]
With Unmistaken Child starting a run on PBS (a perfect fit for those enthused about The Buddha, premiering on PBS on /4/07/2010), we re-present our Q&A with its maker, Nati Baratz.
Geshe Lama Konchog died in 2001 at the age of 84. He was a revered Tibetan master, with a dedicated disciple, Tenzin Zopa (in his [...]
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The tattoo in question, via farm4.static.flickr.com
I’ve written plenty about (and shared photos of) Buddhist-inspired tattoos on The Worst Horse, but this post marks a first: I surely don’t recall ever writing about the intersection of Buddhism and the brutal sport of Mixed Martial Arts. But, as sports site TSN reports:
“English welterweight Dan (The Outlaw) [...]
March 18, 2010 – 10:10 am
The Sun Behind the Clouds, a documentary on the Tibetan freedom struggle, will premiere on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at the Film Forum in New York City. The film was recently at the center of a controversy at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, where screenings of two Chinese feature films [...]
Yesterday we shared a link to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s statement on the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising. US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi released a statement of support as well; you’ll find it after the jump.
As the Tibetan Review has published today:
China said Mar 7 that any future reincarnation of the Dalai Lama must meet four criteria laid down by it but that there was no need now to excessively talk about the issue, according to the official Xinhua news agency Mar 7.
Another Xinhua report Mar 7 [...]
February 22, 2010 – 11:01 pm
As we’ve told you, the Dalai Lama’s one scheduled TV interview on his trip stateside was with Larry King. It just happened — so we’ve compiled some highlights for you.
On the meeting with President Obama:
Larry King: How did that meeting go?
His Holiness: Very good. In spite of some difficulties…
Larry King: What do you want from [...]
February 22, 2010 – 8:26 am
That’s right, folks, set your DVRs. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be on Larry King Live tonight. The LKL site says he will talk “about China, human rights and Haiti in his only interview after his controversial meeting with President Obama.”
And speaking of that meeting, as we reported on Facebook yesterday, the Dalai [...]
