China holds parents of escaped lama

The Independent - London;  March 2, 2000 ;     241 words ...AUTHORITIES IN China, angered at the escape of a senior Tibetan lama to India, have detained his parents and ordered a security...towards Peking. The Karmapa Lama is the highest-ranking Tibetan lama recognised by both China and the exiled Dalai Lama. Before...

Reincarnated lama, 7, named in New Zealand

The Independent - London;  October 21, 1999 ;     200 words ......New Zealander has been recognised as the incarnation of a Tibetan lama who died in the 1950s. He is the son of a Tibetan couple...Choeling Buddhist monastery, north of Auckland, and the first Tibetan lama to have been born in the southern hemisphere. The boy rejoices...

NEWS AND NOTES.(DAILY BREAK)

The Virginian Pilot;  December 4, 1999 ;     296 words ...Tibetan lama to speak on Buddhist teachings The Very Venerable Khenpo Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche, a renown Tibetan lama, will visit Hampton Roads this month to preach about Buddhism. His visit is sponsored by the Ratnashi Sangha Circle, a local...

TIBETAN LAMA SAYS LIVING A GOOD LIFE IS THE POINT OF EXISTENCE; AUTHOR...

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  March 28, 2002 ;     700+ words ......basic, says Rimpoche Nawang Gehlek, a Tibetan lama and author of Good Life, Good Death...signing by Rimpoche Nawang Gehlek, a Tibetan lama. When: 6 p.m. April 5. Where: Maxwell...CAPTION(S): PHOTO Courtesy of Jewel Heart TIBETAN LAMA Rimpoche Nawang Gehlek will speak at...

Buddhists venerate 2-yr.-old lama

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 18, 1987 ;     301 words ......venerated yesterday as the reincarnation of a dead Tibetan lama. Osel Hita, from Granada, Spain, wore the maroon...curved, pointed, yellow pandit (hat of wisdom) of a Tibetan lama (teacher) as he was carried to his throne sucking...

Tibetan Lama and Filmmaker Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Will Visit Yale.

M2 Presswire;  January 10, 2008 ;     422 words ...M2 PRESSWIRE-10 January 2008-Yale University: Tibetan Lama and Filmmaker Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche Will Visit...Conn -- Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, a widely revered Tibetan lama and acclaimed filmmaker, will give a free and public...

TIBETAN LAMA TO GIVE TALK, HOLD WEEKEND RETREAT.(Local)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  May 30, 2002 ;     83 words ...The Venerable Shyalpa Rinpoche visits the Syracuse area for a talk tonight and a retreat this weekend. The Tibetan lama's topic is Dzogchen (ZUGG-chen), a meditation intended to instill clarity and compassion and reveal one's true nature. The talk...

BOOKS: BUILDING A LIBRARY Tibetan Buddhism

The Independent on Sunday;  January 23, 2005 ;     546 words ......manual, to the books of Lobsang Rampa. His memoir of life as a Tibetan lama, The Third Eye (1956), did much to stimulate a fascination...carried on in more recent times by Chogyam Trungpa, the first Tibetan lama to establish teaching centres in Britain and America, and...

One tough lama.(Tibetan Lama Pema Jones; from Spring 1996 issue of...

Harper's Magazine;  August 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ...From an interview with Pema Jones, a thirteen-year-old Tibetan lama, in the Spring issue of CyberSangha: The Buddhist Alternative...to be a thirteen-year-old boy in America, not to mention a Tibetan lama. How do your friends and family treat your connection with...

Tibetan teacher to visit Buddhists.(News)

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  June 17, 1999 ;     43 words ...A TIBETAN lama is visiting Coventry Buddhist Group next month for a day of teachings and a religious ceremony. Geshe Tashi Tsering (right) will talk about Bodhicitta and hold a refuge ceremony on Saturday, July 3. For details of the venue and times, phone Sally on 01203 715873.

Tibet's healing arts of music and dance

The Boston Globe;  April 7, 1999 ;     461 words ......Boston leg of their tour. The group is led by high-ranking Tibetan lama Bongtul Rinpoche, who heads the Lho Lungkar Monastery in...Untreatable diseases: So far no sickness has stumped the wiry Tibetan lama. "I have not encountered any kind of complaint that is either...

Hands-On Healing, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  September 2, 1999 ;     700+ words ......acupressure related to the Chinese technique of zhiya) from a Tibetan lama but in his crisply ironed white shirt and black trousers...by his skill. He learnt the technique 31 years ago from a Tibetan Lama he met while travelling through Malaysia. ''I left Korea...

From weeping to will: story of a young Tibetan lama (1)

Xinhua News Agency;  April 23, 2003 ;     277 words ...From weeping to will: story of a young Tibetan lama (1) LHASA, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Dainzin, at 21 years old, is regarded as one of the most promising lamas in the Gandan Lamasery...

Docs: Teen Tibetan Lama Health OK

AP Online;  April 12, 2000 ;     203 words ...AP Online 04-12-2000 Docs: Teen Tibetan Lama Health OK CHANDIGARH, India (AP) -- The 14-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader called the Karmapa is in good health but will remain...

Movie-making monk, Tibetan leader directs films that provide new take on...

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  February 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ......life to teaching Buddhism. But we still want to know, can a Tibetan lama hang on to his serenity while schmoozing with celebrities...Bertolucci's "Little Buddha." "Bertolucci had heard that there was a Tibetan lama in London who was obsessed with film," recalls Norbu. "And...