Believing and knowing that India is a free country unlike Tibet, where there is suppression and religious freedom

I chanced upon this article and thought you may like a perspective from an Indian newspaper on Tibet. I would love to visit Tibet specially the train that goes from Beijing to Lhasa the world's highest railway, a 710-mile line that crosses the vertiginous Tibetan Plateau and forges a steel bond with the once-secluded Buddhist holy city of Lhasa.see article in NYT http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/02/world/asia/02tibet.html



Disclaimer: This blog is my own, contains my opinions and observations and do not necessarily reflect those of Network Solutions or its clients.

Amplify’d from www.hindustantimes.com

Karma Topden former Indian ambassador to Mongolia on Sunday explained that Ogyen Trinley Dorje’s flight to India eleven years ago was fallout of the mounting pressure from Chinese to support Gyaltsen Norbu, Panchan Lama – the second highest spiritual head next to Dalai Lama that had been appointed by communist regime. “ The Karmapa did not want to be put in this position of going against the Dalai Lama. So he decided to leave Tibet,” said Topden.

Going further Topden gave series of other reasons for Karmapa’s escape from Tibet, when he reached Dharamsala in January 2000, to meet Dalai Lama.  Topden who is also Spokesperson of Karmapa Reception Committee in Sikkim, said that Ogyen  was keen to receive oral teachings according to Karma Kagyu tradition from gurus of his lineage who had also received them directly from the 16th Karmapa directly, his predecessor, as they now reside in India. “The third reason was that he wanted to see the Dalai Lama and to receive His Holiness' blessings” said Topden. Read more at www.hindustantimes.com

See this Amp at http://bit.ly/dIB7MP

Advertisement:
Tibet (Lonely Planet Country Guide)
The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama
Seven Years in Tibet
Tibet: An Inner Journey
Tibet National Country Flag - 3 foot by 5 foot Polyester (New)
Black Bodhi Beads Tibet Buddhist Prayer Bracelet Mala