Tibet Earthquake and Chinese Panchen Lama
By Rabjor It is very crucial for Tibetans to invite Lamas to pray for the deceased and restore some dignity to him or her after leaving the world. Family members feel consoled and suffer less pain in...
View ArticleThe Final Throes of Death
By Yangkyab Gyal (Translated by Dhondup Tashi Rekjong) We had made meat momo and vegetable momo. The sun had almost set. As usual, it took a few hours to make the momos, but it can’t be longer than an...
View ArticleLife and Death Struggle; The illegal Suppression of Tibetan Language
Translated by Tenzin Dickyi In Tibet, the issue and problem of language is growing. The situation is such that the Chinese language is pushing away the languages of minority nationalities to the edge....
View ArticleThe Red Sun
Yangkup Gyal Translated by DhondupTashi Rekjong “From the east, the red sun is rising.” Have you heard this song before? If you haven’t, you can watch it here. (I tried to find it in Tibetan but...
View ArticleThe New Face of Tibet
Contemporary Tibetan art in recent times has begun to receive great attention from museums and collectors worldwide. This new development marks a very special and exciting movement within the already...
View ArticleAcha Tsemo Khar
Until the fifth grade, I studied at Dragmar (Red Cliff) Elementary School in Sogzong in Malho. Then my father moved me to Tornyin Elementary School. Tornyin School was in the middle of three villages...
View ArticleThe day I met Rinpoche
I was at Aku Dawa’s place that morning. Aku Dawa and I were from the same village in Tibet. His small apartment in Dharamsala had two metal beds, a table where he kept all his books and an unpolished...
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