On July 13, 2011, a member of the TPR editorial board sat down for an interview with Samdhong Rinpoche at his hotel in Washington, DC. What follows is a transcript of this interview: Tibetan Political Review: Rinpoche, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule. I’m …
Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche was elected with more than 90% of the votes as the Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-exile in Dharamsala. Though his second term will only be completed in August 2011, Prof. Rinpoche recently indicated that he was ready to leave his place to the younger generation. This …
(Anna Alomes, power in philosophy-two arguments for Nonviolent today, submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy, University of Tasmania, October, 1998. pp.307-318). Rinpoche, I am interested in your view regarding the perceived shift from dialogue with the Chinese government to nonviolent direct action in …
(Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, Director of Central Institution of Higher Tibetan studies, Sarnath, India, and chairman of the Assembly of Tibetan people’s deputies, Dharamsala, India.) His Holiness the Dalai Lama has indicated that the Tibetan government in exile is now working on a plan for the development of future Tibet. Could …
Interview with Ven. Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in exile Dharamsala, November 23, 2003 We met Ven. Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, the new Kalon Tripa or Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government in Exile in his Office of the Kashag [Cabinet] in Dharamsala. Following an old wish …
Samdhong Rinpoche is the Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government in exile. He answered a host of Questions about refuge, vegetarianism, sectarianism, and greed-versus-need in Helsinki, Finland in July 2007.
Sheela Bhatt http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/mar/19inter1.htm March 19, 2008 Tibetans living as refugees in India and elsewhere have a democratic system to govern community affairs outside their motherland. While spiritual leader Dalai Lama [Images] heads the government-in-exile from the headquarters in Mcleodganj near Dharamshala, it is 69-year-old Samdhong Rinpoche, who as prime minister …
SR: My name is Samdhong and usually people know me as Samdhong Rinpoche or as Rinpoche. I live in India for the last forty-six years as a refugee from Tibet and I work for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and at this moment I am the elected political leadership of …