Archive for August 5th, 2007
Open Letter to the IOC
Mr. Jacques Rogge
President, International Olympic Committee
Dear Mr. Rogge,
My name is Lhadon Tethong. I am the Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet, a worldwide organization of Tibetans and their supporters. I am here in Beijing and would like to meet with you to discuss the ways that the Chinese government is attempting to use […]
Posted: August 5th, 2007 under News.
Comments: 4
Video from the Lama Temple
My previous post covered my visit to the Lama Temple. I’ve now got a video posted, so you can experience this “museum” more fully yourself.
You can see this in the middle of this video, but here’s a transcript of what I overheard the tour guide say about the Dalai Lama, and my question to him.
Tour […]
Posted: August 5th, 2007 under Culture, Religion, Video.
Comments: 19
Day 5 - Lama Temple and Religious Freedom
Paul and I visited the “Lama Temple” today, a Tibetan Buddhist temple and monastery right in the heart of Beijing. Strange, right? Well it has a long history going back to the Qing dynasty, when some Manchu emperors became spiritual students of the Dalai Lamas. It was shuttered for many years after the Communists came […]
Posted: August 5th, 2007 under Culture, News, Religion.
Comments: 6