The Dalai Lama receives Mahatma Gandhi International Award in Bodh Gaya

Chinese understanding of Tibetan issue is growing says the Dalai Lama
January 3rd 2012
Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, 3 January 2012 (Tendar Tsering, phayul.com) - Speaking exclusively to an audience of Tibetans, Chinese, and people from the Himalayan region attending the Kalachakra, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama noted that the understanding of the Tibetan issue as well as sympathy towards Tibetans among Chinese in mainland China is growing.

The Dalai Lama begins ten-day Kalachakra teachings
January 2nd 2012
Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, 2 January 2012 (byTendar Tsering, phayul.com) - Amidst a light rainfall, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his ten-day Kalachakra teachings yesterday in Bodh Gaya. Thousands of pilgrims from Tibet, the Himalayan regions, Bhutan, Korea, China, and from the west sat under tents covering the large grounds to listen to the Dalai Lama.

Thousands of devotees welcome the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya
January 2nd 2012
Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, December 31 (by Tendar Tsering, phayul.com) - Thousands of devotees from around the world welcomed the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya, the venue for the 32nd Kalachakra teachings earlier today. Devotees from different countries, including pilgrims from Tibet, lined-up the narrow streets leading to the holiest site for Buddhists the world-over, as the Dalia Lama waved at the crowd raising slogans of ‘long live the Dalai Lama’.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Expresses His Sadness and Concern over the Recent Flooding in the Philippines
December 22nd 2011
Dharamsala, HP, India, 21 December 2011 - In a letter to the President of the Philippines, His Excellency Benigno Aquino III, His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his sadness and concern about the loss of lives and damage to property caused by the recent unprecedented flash floods on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. His Holiness offered his condolences to the families that have lost loved ones and prayers for the deceased and others affected by the devastating floods. As a token of sympathy and concern, a donation is being made from The Dalai Lama Trust to support the relief work.