Reflections on Tai Situ's India Entry Ban

Reading through the TIN analysis of the recent entry ban placed by the Gov. of India on the Tai Situ Rinpoche, I wonder if the writer has the right take on it: i.e., that the ban reflects a changing stance of the Indian government toward the Dalai Lama office and his activities. A number of points cause me to doubt that hypothesis. more...

Top Lama 'Banned' From Indian

A high-ranking Tibetan lama has been accused by New Delhi of "anti-Indian activities" and has been effectively banned from entering India. The move is being interpreted by Indian newspapers to mean that the Indian Government regards the lama as a pro-Chinese agent, apparently because he has recently made well-publicised visits to Tibet and Beijing. more...

Disturbances in Delhi at the time of Tenzin Chentse's "enthronement" ceremony.

The Press Release below (which was printed on Rumteck Monastery stationary) was published following some disturbances in Delhi at the time of Tenzin Chentse's "enthronement" ceremony. New Delhi. April 4, 1994 more...

A Suitable Boy
By Hamish McDonald in New Delhi Far Eastern Economic Review 24 March 1994

Shamarpa Rimpoche, one of four regents charged with running the Rumtek monastery, says he has found the correct re incarnation of the 16th Karmapa and will produce his candidate in March. The move, heralded by Shamarpa's disciples around the world, is certain to bring the conflict within the great Tibetan religious order to a new head.more...

Delhi: Clash over Tibetan Child Lama
Tibet Information Network

Unrest broke out amongst supporters of rival Tibetan religious factions during a ceremony in Delhi today, 17 March. Bricks and bottles were thrown, wounding several people during the incident, which arose from a apparent challenge to the Dalai Lama's authority amongst Tibetan Buddhists.more...

To His Eminence Shamar Rinpoche and Tobga-la
We received your announcement dated 28/1/94 addressed to the Mirik Monastery and myself on 17th February. The essential facts that I wish to address to you are:more...

Battle of the Future Buddhas.
The prize is a crown, about eight inches high, said to be woven from the hair of holy women. The stakes: assets worth $1.2 billion and the reverence of up to a million followers. The alleged weapons: forgery, lies and murder. The contenders? Two little boys, 8 and 10.more...

Divided House - Tibet's Kagyu Buddhists face a leadership battle
By Lea Terhune in New Delhi Far Eastern Economic Review 24 March 1994

Early one morning in April 1992, a new BMW car raced along an open stretch of road outside the West Bengal town of Siliguri, the railhead where tea from the Darjeeling hills is sent to Calcutta auction houses. The car veered off the road and crashed into a tree, killing its driver and two passengers, a Tibetan high lama called Jamgon Kongtrul and another monk. more...

Tibetan Buddhist factions come to blows
by Tim McGirk in New Delhi, The Independent, London 18 March 1994

A dispute that has challenged the Dalai Lama's authority led yesterday to a battle. Tibetan Buddhists believe that karma from one's past actions or deeds can cling to a person through many lifetimes. That is why many Tibetans explain the odd behaviour of a lama named Shamar Rinpoche by referring to an event 202 years ago. more...