Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'dalai lama'

Tibetans Gather In India To Rethink China Strategy

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST

Hundreds of Tibetan exiles have convened in Dharamsala, India, to discuss a new China strategy. China has warned against any efforts at Tibetan independence. Earlier this month, the Dalai Lama acknowledged that talks with China to win greater autonomy had not been successful. Robbie Barnett, a professor of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, tells Renee Montagne why that comment is significant.

Lodi Gyari: Standing With The Dalai Lama

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:00:00 EDT

With the Olympics in Beijing less than a month away, the global spotlight is on China — and its treatment of Tibet. The Dalai Lama's chief negotiator, Lodi Gyari discusses the protests, the Olympics, and the best way for Tibet to push for autonomy.

22-Year-Old Buddhist Master Visits U.S.

Tue, 27 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT

The Karmapa, one of the most important leaders in Tibetan Buddhism, is visiting the United States. Some think the young lama will succeed the Dalai Lama as the next spokesman for Tibetan Buddhism and Tibet. Co-host Renee Montagne talks to Robert Thurman, professor of Buddhist studies at Columbia University, about the 22-year-old Karmapa.

What Will Come of Talks Between China, Tibetans...

Mon, 05 May 2008 07:42:00 EDT

Two envoys of the Dalai Lama are holding informal talks with Chinese authorities. According to a statement from the Dalai Lama's office, the representatives intended to convey his "deep concerns" over China's actions in Tibet and make "suggestions to bring peace to the region."

Film Brings Dalai Lama to You

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 EDT

A new documentary captures the Dalai Lama's 2007 appearance at New York Radio City Music Hall. Nicholas Vreeland, director of New York's Tibet Center and executive producer of The Dalai Lama: Peace and Prosperity, talks about the making of his movie.

A Conversation with the Dalai Lama

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Renee Montagne talks to the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, about continuing protests against Chinese rule in Tibet. She interviewed him Sunday in Seattle in the midst of a five-day conference on compassion. The Dalai Lama renews his call for autonomy for Tibet within China, and says China is carrying out "cultural genocide" in Tibet.

Writer Offers a Different Take on Tibet

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:37:00 EDT

Protesters on the Olympic torch route have decried the human rights crimes of the Chinese government, and specifically the plight of Tibet. Author Patrick French argued recently in The New York Times that the Dalai Lama is a great spiritual figure, but a poor political leader.

Journalist Weighs In on Tibetan Riots, Dalai Lama

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:45:00 EDT

Ongoing anti-government protests have sparked violence in Tibet, and China accuses the Dalai Lama of instigating the unrest. Journalist Pico Iyer has known the Dalai Lama for three decades and written a new book about the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.

China's Provinces Feel Crush of Tibet Crackdown

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:01:00 EDT

A lockdown following anti-government protests in Tibet spreads to China's provinces, where monks say they are confined to monasteries and forced to denounce the Dalai Lama. The unrest has undermined Beijing's ideal of ethnic harmony.

China Locks Down Tibetan Provinces

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Following last week's unrest, China is sending thousands of security forces into Tibet and surrounding provinces. As Chinese troops conduct intrusive house-to-house searches in Llasa, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, meeting with the Dalai Lama in India, calls the crisis "a challenge to the conscience of the world."

China Dials Up Rhetoric on Dalai Lama

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Chinese officials are ignoring calls for a dialog with protesters in Tibet. Instead, they have labeled the Dalai Lama a "wolf in monk's clothes" and a "monster with a human face and an animal's heart." Such rhetoric is part of the Chinese government's attempt to spin the violent unrest in the capital Lhasa for a domestic audience.

Brown Says China May Hold Talks with Dalai Lama

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:06:00 EDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says the Chinese government is willing to hold discussions about Tibet with the Dalai Lama. China's Prime Minister Wen Jibao set two conditions for the talks, which Brown says have already been met.

Dalai Lama Seeks to Temper Tibet Violence

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT

The Dalai Lama announces that he would quit as head of the Tibetan government in exile if violence by Tibetans spreads out of control. The comments follow protests by monks in Tibet that turned into violent riots put down by Chinese authorities.

Dalai Lama Threatens to Step Down over Tibet Riots

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:43:00 EDT

The Dalai Lama made a startling threat Tuesday, saying he would step down as the leader of a Tibetan government in exile if protesters in Tibet continued their violent protests. China's Premier Wen Jiabao put the blame for the anti-Chinese riots in Tibet's capital directly on the Dalai Lama.

Dalai Lama Answers Chinese Critics on Tibet

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Chinese authorities blame the Dalai Lama for recent protests seeking independence for Tibet. But the Dalai Lama said Monday that he does not seek independence for Tibet -- only true autonomy.

Congress, Bush Give Dalai Lama Medal of Honor

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:18:00 EDT

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his work with peace and human rights in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. President Bush presented the medal at a congressional ceremony.

U.S. Honor for Dalai Lama Angers China

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:36:00 EDT

In one of his most public meetings with a U.S. president, the Dalai Lama is set to receive Congress' highest honor. The ceremony comes at a bad time for China, which is angered by the award.

'Fresh Air' Celebrates 20 Years on NPR

Mon, 21 May 2007 11:35:00 EDT

We can hardly believe it ourselves, but somehow Fresh Air has just reached its 20th anniversary as a daily national show. To celebrate, our producers have picked memorable moments that they want to revisit -- from Sacha Baron Cohen to the Dalai Lama's brother.

Tibetans Reject China's Panchen Lama

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:00:00 EDT

Michele speaks with Donald Lopez about the two Panchen Lamas. In 1995, the Chinese rejected the Panchen Lama chosen by the exiled Dalai Lama and had him taken away, along with his family. He has not been seen since. On April 13, the Chinese-chosen Panchen Lama made his first international appearance, advocating for national unity. Tibetan Buddhists, however, reject the Panchen. Donald Lopez is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan.

Heinrich Harrer: Out of Austria, into Tibet

Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST

Austrian mountaineering legend Heinrich Harrer is dead at 93. He was a pioneering climber, an Olympic skier, a tutor to the Dalai Lama... and a member of Hitler's SS. He was the subject of the film Seven Years in Tibet. Orville Schell tells Sheilah Kast about Harrer's life.

The Links Between the Dalai Lama and Neuroscience

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST

This weekend, the Dalai Lama will deliver a keynote address to the world's largest group of brain scientists at the annual Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington, D.C. Some researchers are profoundly unhappy. But the Dalai Lama and brain scientists have more in common than you might expect.