2 September 2016, Dharamshala This afternoon His Eminence Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche kindly gave a talk to the teachers and students of School of Social Work, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA, on the requested topic of “Tibetan perspectives on death and dying, and the importance of having a healthy relationship with …
By Lobsang Wangyal Former Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche found that the recent Tibetan elections were too un-Tibetan and he didn’t feel right to be a part of it. He did not vote, saying the elections were fought in Western style, with cut-throat competition. And the use of the Dalai Lama’s …
By BI Yantao/Boxun News /[Thursday, 25 February 2010, 11:08 a.m.] Prof. Bi Yantao: Greetings! I am very happy for having this opportunity to ask on issues which are closely followed by the people inside China.
Mr. Riccardo Bianchi’s questions to Prof. Rinpoche on Organic farming in Tibetan Settlements are as below: Q: I knew by the Italian NGO COSPE that in the 2002, after His Holiness the Dalai Lama proposed it, every settlement introduced biological farming, giving all chemical fertilizers or pesticides up.
The question “Religion—A threat to Liberty?” is a very interesting inquiry and one that has been debated for more than three centuries and still remains unsettled. The basic reason appears to be the intrinsic human weakness of not being able to completely reject religion nor accept it as it is.
(The following is the Forward by His Eminence Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, to the English translation (by Lama Chimpa et al) of Tāranātha’s History of Buddhism in India, published in 1970 and reprinted in 1990, Motilal Banarasida Publishers.)
Starting from 11 June 2016, for three days there took place a Geluk special General Conference, with His Eminence Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche as the main Advisor guiding it.
As requested jointly by Tibetan Children’s Village Schools (TCV Schools) and The Committee for Introduction to Buddhism Public Class, Dharamshala, this afternoon (1 June 2016) Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche gave a talk on the requested theme of