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Thursday, 8 May 2014
སྤྱི་འཐུས་
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དྲེགས་
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ཁ་Dalai Lama arrives in Latvia on four nation Europe tour
Dalai Lama arrives in Latvia on four nation Europe tour
| Phayul[Monday, May 05, 2014 11:40] |
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is greeted by well-wishers on his arrival in Riga, Latvia on May 4, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
The Tibetan leader will give a two day teaching on Heart Sutra (sherab nyingpo) & Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva (laklen sodunma) starting today. The 1989 Nobel peace laureate will then travel to Norway where he will give teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa's Eight Verses of Training the Mind (lojong tsikgyema) May 8, and a public talk on “Cultivating Compassion in Everyday Life” on May 9. His Holiness will then travel to Netherlands where he will give a discourse on The Three Principal Paths (lamtso namsum in Rotterdam. His Holiness will give a public talk on “Well-being, Wisdom and Compassion: a Secular Approach”. The Tibetan leader will wrap up his Europe tour with a series of public events in Franfurt, Germany where he will deliver a public talk on “Self-Awareness and Compassion” on May 14. His Holiness will meet with high school children to talk about “Secular Ethics in Our Common World” and discuss how to create a culture of tolerance and good cooperation in schools. His Holiness will participate in a discussion with philosopher Rainer Forst and others on “Ethics Beyond Religion” organized by Tibet House Germany in cooperation with the City of Frankfurt and Geothe University. |
Wangpo Tethong sworn in as Tibetan MP from Europe
Wangpo Tethong sworn in as Tibetan MP from Europe
| Phayul[Tuesday, May 06, 2014 22:29] |
By Phuntsok Yangchen
Wangpo
Tethong takes oath of office from Speaker Penpa Tsering, Tibetan
Parliament, Ghangchen Kyishong, May 6, 2014/Phayul Photo/Kunsang Gashon
Wangpo replaces Chungdak Koren, who submitted her resignation in March citing health reasons. Wangpo secured the third highest votes in the last parliamentary elections from Europe constituency, which is represented in the Tibetan Parliament by two members. He is a Tibetan resident of Switzerland, and has been involved in various services to the Tibetan community including the campaign for jailed Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen. Speaker Penpa Tsering congratulated Wangpo and wished him best for his tenure as a Tibetan parliamentarian. Speaking to reporters after the ceremony, Wangpo said that the European Union being the most important body in Europe will be an area where he would make efforts to meet leaders to highlight the the current crisis in Tibet. Wangpo Tethong was born in Switzerland in 1963. He is currently involved in the campaign for the release of filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen. The parliament is scheduled to meet for its next session from September 12 to 24, 2014. The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, based in Dharamsala, which also serves as the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-exile, is the highest legislative organ of the exile polity. The current 15th Tibetan Parliament has 44 members, who are elected representing the three traditional provinces, four Tibetan Buddhist sects and the traditional Bon religion of Tibet. The members are directly elected by Tibetan exiles above the age of 18 from their respective around the world. |
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