Tulkus Current Affairs, GK & News
Dalai Lama admitted to Delhi hospital with chest infection
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been admitted to a hospital in New Delhi. He had been diagnosed with a chest infection and will need to remain under medical supervision for the next two days. Although his condition is stable and there is nothing to worry about. The 14th Dalai Lama had attended a ..
Topics: Bodhisattvas • Buddhism • Buddhists • Dalai Lama • Lamas • New Delhi • Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration • Tibetan people • Tulkus
China blocks border with Mongolia post visit of Dalai Lama
China has blocked a key border crossing with Mongolia after Dalai Lama’s visit. The move has left hundreds of trucks for the mining conglomerate Rio Tinto stuck at the Gants Mod crossing in the southeastern part of Mongolia in freezing temperatures. Rio Tinto operates vast copper and gold mines. It has suspended shipment of copper ..
Topics: 14th Dalai Lama • Buyant Ukhaa Sport Palace • Continents • Dalai • East Asia • Geography of Asia • Inner Asia • Mongolia • Mongols • Tibet • Tulkus
Lobsang Sangay Takes oath as Kalon Tripa
Harvard scholar Lobsang Sangay was elected prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile and would take over the political duties relinquished by spiritual leader the Dalai Lama . He had defeated his nearest rival Tethong Tenzin Namgyal by 8,646 votes. He succeeded Samdhong Rinpoche, who was in office for two terms of five years each. Sangay ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011
Topics: Buddhism • Buddhists • Central Tibetan Administration • Lamas • Lobsang Sangay • Samdhong Rinpoche • Sikyong • Tibet • Tibetan Buddhists • Tibetan diaspora • Tibetan Government • Tulkus
Current Affairs : August 8, 2011
Lobsang Sangay: Tibet’s PM-in-exile Mr. Lobsang Sangay took oath as Kalon Tripa, the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, at a ceremony held in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh Ceremony presided over by the spiritual leader Dalai Lama Dalai Lama also announced to hand over all political responsibilities to THE democratically-elected leadership of Lobsang Sangay Mr. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011
Topics: Association of Southeast Asian Nations • Buddhism • Buddhists • Central Tibetan Administration • Lamas • Lobsang Sangay • Samdhong Rinpoche • Sikyong • Tibet • Tibetan Government • Tibetan people • Tulkus
Tibetan Buddhism, Karmapa Controversy and Ogyen Trinley Dorje
Lamaism is another name of Tibetan Buddhism. It’s a body of Buddhist religious doctrine which is followed in Tibet and other Himalayan parts such as Bhutan, Nepal, India’s Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh as well as Sikkim. Tibetan Buddhism is the state religion of Bhutan. There are 4 schools of Tibetan Buddhism viz. Nyingmapa, Kagyupa,Sakyapa ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2011
Topics: Buddhists • Kagyu • Karmapa • Karmapa controversy • Lamas • Ogyen Trinley Dorje • Rinpoches • Rumtek Monastery • Tibetan Buddhism • Trinley Thaye Dorje • Tulkus • Vajrayana