Last week at BBC News, Robert Pigott reported that the Dalai Lama will give to charity the £1.1 million in Templeton prize money…
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Panchen Lama in Hong Kong
May 2, 2012
On April 25th, 2012, Gyaltsen Norbu, the 11th Panchen Lama, delivered a speech for the first time outside of the…
The evolution of a text
March 23, 2011
In his 1915 essay, “Thoughts for the Times on War and Death,” Sigmund Freud wrote, “It is indeed impossible to…
Gaming reincarnation
October 12, 2010
In the Oct. 4 issue of The New Yorker, Evan Osnos has a fascinating piece (sub. req.) on the uncertainties…
Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond
July 19, 2010
The Rubin Museum of Art in New York City is currently exhibiting the work of nine contemporary Tibetan artists who…