Cape Town, Oct 3 : The South African government’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation has said it will not make Tibetan leader Dalai Lama’s visa application public.

"The visa application is undergoing normal processes, and the outcome will be communicated to the applicant," News 24 quoted department spokesperson Clayson Monyela, as saying.

The Dalai Lama has been invited to attend Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu''s 80th birthday celebrations next weekend.

Dharamsala, Sep. 26 : Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said that he will decide when he is "about 90" whether or not he should be reincarnated, and added that China should have no say in the matter.

The Dalai Lama made the statement on Saturday in a 4200-word document issued after a gathering of leaders of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism in Dharamshala.

The fall-out of the meeting between the US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama in Washington on Thursday, will be more angry rhetoric from Beijing against American ‘interference’ in its sensitive internal affairs. Then, as one senior Chinese analyst told HT, Beijing will ‘manage’ to bring back the positive side of the Sino-US relationship.

Last year, Beijing allowed its official media to raise aggressive anti-India rhetoric over the border dispute, the Dalai Lama and Arunachal Pradesh, before making diplomatic overtures for the sake of mutual economic growth.

Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Orissa Monday to inaugurate a newly-constructed Buddhist monastery in Gajapati district.

The Tibetan spiritual leader arrived at Biju Patnaik airport in state capital Bhubaneswar in the morning and after a brief stay proceeded to Chandragiri in Gajapati district in a helicopter.

During his stay in the Tibetan settlement, the Dalai Lama will inaugurate a five-storey monastery named Padma Sambhav Mahavira.

He will also attend several religious discourses. (IANS)

Patna, Jan 6 : Hollywood star Richard Gere met the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya in Bihar where the actor is attending a five-day long religious discourse on Buddhism by the Tibetan spiritual leader, an official at a Tibetan monastery said Wednesday.

A senior official associated with the Tibetan monastery in Bodh Gaya where the Dalai Lama is staying, said that Richard Gere is in Bodh Gaya to attend a religious discourse on Buddhism by the Tibetan spiritual leader.

Patna, Jan 5 - Police Tuesday detained a man who was allegedly trying to enter a Tibetan monastery in Bodh Gaya in Bihar where the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is staying.

The Dalai Lama reached Bodh Gaya, 110 km from here, on a chartered flight Monday. He is to give religious discourses for five days.

Guards at the Tibetan monastery caught the intruder late Monday when he tried to sneak in. He was handed over to the police, Gaya Superintendent of Police Sushil Khopade told IANS over telephone.

Patna, Jan 4 : Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Monday began a six day visit to Bodh Gaya, the place in Bihar where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment.

The Dalai Lama reached Bodh Gaya, 110 km from here, by a chartered flight. During his visit, he will give religious discourses for five consecutive days from Jan 5.

Soon after his arrival, he proceeded to the Tibetan Mahayana temple followed by a visit to pray at the Mahabodhi temple, said Tenzing Lama of the Tibetan monastery at Bodh Gaya. The 1,500-year-old temple is the holiest Buddhist shrine as it was built near the spot where the Buddha attained enlightenment,

Dharamsala, Jan 1 : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Friday began a nine-day visit to Gujarat and Bodh Gaya for delivering discourses and giving teachings.

"The Dalai Lama will deliver a discourse at Palitana near Bhavnagar in Gujarat Jan 3," according to a post on the website of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

"After that he will reach Bodh Gaya to give teachings from January 5 to 9," said the website.

The Dalai Lama, 74, along with many of his supporters fled Tibet and took refuge in India when Chinese troops moved in and took control of Lhasa in 1959.

Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 29 : The 14th Dalai Lama on Tuesday expressed his displeasure over the imprisonment of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for 11 years.

He urged Chinese authorities to release Xiaobo and other political prisoners.

Dharamsala, Dec 28 : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Monday urged the Chinese government to release writer Liu Xiaobo and other political prisoners.

"I am saddened by the Chinese government sentencing Liu Xiaobo, a well-known Chinese writer, to an 11-year jail term," the Dalai Lama said, according to a statement.

Hyderabad, Dec 19 : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama interacted with the media in Hyderabad on Thursday (December 18).

Interacting with the media, the Dalai Lama said, "I am acting here like a free spokesman for Tibet and my main aim is to provide education to the younger Tibetan people."

"We are political refugees. We are carrying out certain duties on behalf of six million Tibetan people," he said.

Hyderabad, Dec 18 : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Friday declined to answer queries about a seven-year-old girl who shot into the limelight for claiming she was his childhood friend and disciple in her previous life.

The Dalai Lama, who arrived here on a two-day visit, did not answer any questions from journalists about the girl, Sambhavi, or her "caretaker" Usha Rani, who gave a new twist to the "child saint" row by revealing that she is the mother of the girl.

Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 10 : The Tibetan exiles here celebrated the 20th anniversary of conferment of Nobel Peace prize on their spiritual leader, Dalai Lama.

A cultural programme was organised on this ocassion. The young Tibetan artists performed cultural dances, played traditional musical instruments and sang songs in front of the nuns, monks and students, who all appeared to be deeply involved and enjoyed watching the programme.

The Buddhist temple was all lit up as hundreds of exiles assembled here to enjoy the celebrations.

Dharamsala, Dec 9 : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday urged Australian MPs to visit Tibet.

"His Holiness visited the Parliament House in Melbourne and ... urged Australian MPs to visit Tibet," said a post pasted on the official website of the Tibetan government-in-exile here.

The Dalai Lama later told reporters that he was not worried because politicians had not met him. "My visit (is) non-political," the 74-year-old Nobel Peace laureate said.

The Dalai Lama is in Australia these days for a series of lectures on universal responsibility and the environment.(IANS)

Melbourne, Dec. 9 : Victorian Premier John Brumby, it seems, is too busy to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

The latter addressed Victorian politicians at a reception at parliament house on Wednesday, but Brumby was noticeably absent, reports The Australian.

The Dalai Lama spoke to over 100 people on Wednesday in a private address organised by the informal group, Victorian MPs for Tibet.

Auckland, Dec 5(ANI): Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama’s visit to New Zealand has created ripples as a controversy has risen over the Tibetan flag flying briefly on poles outside Auckland''''s Langham Hotel.

The Dalai Lama was holding talks with Labour leader Phil Goff in the 3500 dollars-a-night Royal Suite of the hotel.

According to reports, the flag was quickly taken down after Langham authorities claimed that the hotel policy was that non-New Zealand flags should fly only on official Government-hosted visits.

Taipei, Dec 4 : Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is confident that he can return to Tibet in this lifetime, and believes he will be reborn many times after his death, according to a book published Friday.

In "The Oldest Laughter in the Himalaya", written by Taiwan film producer Liao Wen-yu, the Dalai Lama said that when the situation in China has changed and its leaders become more open- minded, he will be able to return to Tibet, the homeland that he had to flee in 1959.

Liao wrote the book while shooting a documentary on the Dalai Lama to record his exile and his fight for the freedom of Tibetans.

Dharamsala, Dec 2 : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday greeted the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) for completing 50 years of existence.

The TIPA is entrusted with the responsibility of preserving and promoting Tibet's unique tradition of performing arts.

"On this occasion of our 50 years in exile, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the establishment of TIPA, I would like to offer my greetings to all the members of this institute," the Dalai Lama said in his message from Australia.

Dharamsala, Nov 30 : Ahead of the Copenhagen summit, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Monday asked world leaders to make finding a solution to climate change their number one priority.

"Protection of the global environment must take precedence over matters of national interest and politicians must make finding a solution to climate change their number one priority," the Nobel Peace laureate told reporters in Sydney, according to a post on the website of the Tibetan government-in-exile here.

The Dalai Lama Monday reached Australia for a series of lectures on universal responsibility and the environment.

Dharamsala, Nov 29 : Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has said U. S. President Barack Obama wants serious engagement on Tibet.

Addressing the ongoing session of the Indian Federation of Working Journalists here on Saturday, Dalai Lama said without any time frame, he was sure that winds of change would sweep China.

"China have to go along with the world trends... no matter how powerful the China is, it have to go with this way and that is democracy, freedom, rule of law, independent judiciary and freedom of news is very important, things will change definitely, how soon no one knows," said the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama said the US president probably did not meet him before his China visit because of diplomatic reasons.