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Dalai Lama's Ind.-born nephew hopes for free Tibet

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:08 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Kunga Norbu grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, half a world away from the native Tibetan village of his father and world-famous uncle, the Dalai Lama.

Dalai Lama kicks off New Orleans visit

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:14:08 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - The Dalai Lama brought his message of peace and compassion Friday to New Orleans, a city plagued by persistent street violence.

Dalai Lama tells Legislature to be compassionate

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:10:25 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The Dalai Lama, speaking on the floor of the Wisconsin Assembly where lawmakers just two years ago hurled expletives at each other while angry protesters screamed insults, said Tuesday that the key to a happy life isn't power or money but compassion.

Dalai Lama tells crowd to care for planet

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:17:31 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - The Dalai Lama concluded his three-day Oregon trip by telling a sold-out crowd we need to focus more on the environment and less on the acquisition of material things.

Walker to meet with Dalai Lama next week

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:28:53 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Gov. Scott Walker will meet privately with the Dalai Lama during the Tibetan spiritual leader's visit to Wisconsin next week.

Dalai Lama lashes Myanmar, Lanka Buddhist violence

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:55:25 -0400

NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama has implored Buddhist monks in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to put an end to a series of recent attacks on Muslims in their countries.

Dalai Lama to speak to Wis. state Assembly

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:24:17 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - The Dalai Lama is scheduled to speak before the Wisconsin state Assembly on May 14.

Myanmar charges 6 Muslims with sectarian violence

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:49:12 -0400

YANGON, Myanmar - A court in Myanmar has charged six Muslims with murder for their alleged role in an outbreak of sectarian violence that shook the country in March, authorities said Tuesday, as a rights group raised concern over a judicial system that has so far failed to prosecute Buddhists who brutally hunted Muslims down in the streets and torched whole neighborhoods.

Barrick: Argentine side of Pascua Lama continues

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:12:26 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Work will continue on the Argentine side of Barrick Gold Corp.'s Pascua Lama mine even though construction has been ordered stopped on the Chilean side, the Canadian company and Argentine officials said Tuesday.

NYC exhibition depicts ancient Buddhist caves

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:51:08 -0400

NEW YORK - The China Institute Gallery has been transformed into an ancient cave, taking visitors back more than a millennium to a dazzling world where Buddhist worshippers adorned the walls with colorful frescoes, silk prayer banners and lavishly painted life-size clay sculptures.

NYC exhibition depicts ancient Buddhist caves

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:46:09 -0400

Dalai Lama plans October visit to Emory University

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:07:46 -0400

ATLANTA - The Dalai Lama is set to return to Atlanta and Emory University in October.

Mass. woman sues over sex tape with Buddhist monk

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:42:21 -0400

LOWELL, Massachusetts - A Massachusetts woman has filed a lawsuit against five people she alleges illegally distributed a video of her having a sexual encounter with a Buddhist monk.