Earthquake shakes Tibetan monasteries, casualties among clergy unknown
At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, ...
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Casualties among Tibetan clergy unknown as last week’s earthquake shook monasteries
Local officials found “no obvious damage” to the region’s most significant structures including Tashilhunpo Monastery — the ...
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Tents arrive for survivors of a quake that killed 126 in freezing, high-altitude Tibet
The earthquake struck an outlying county in Shigatse ... The city in the hills of northern India is home to the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism’s highest figure. He fled Tibet in 1959 during ...
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Exile government calls for adequate post-earthquake rebuilding efforts in Tibet
Sikyong Penpa Tsering said that the Dalai Lama led a major prayer gathering at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in South India, drawing thousands of participants in support of earthquake victims.
President of Tibetan Govt in exile expresses gratitude to outgoing US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues
As the US gears up for a new administration Sikyong Penpa Tsering leader of the Central Tibetan Administration CTA expressed profound gratitude to the outg ...
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Focus shifts to Tibet earthquake survivors as search called off
The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India ... Around 46,500 people affected by the earthquake have been transferred to 187 resettlement sites in towns surrounding the epicentre in Tingri, state ...
A powerful quake rocked Tibet but the full impact remains unclear due to China's censorship
"After the earthquake, some vloggers took advantage of our focus on earthquake relief to secretly visit Zongbu Temple, a local nunnery in Chamco township," said Ngawang Tsering, deputy director of the ...
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Over 130 earthquakes detected under large volcano in Iceland in a possible precursor to an eruption
More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic ...