Historical Documents
Happy Mothers Day wishes to all! ཁྱེད་ཚོ་ཚང་མའི་ཨ་མའི་ཉིན་མོར་སྨོན་འདུན་ཞུ།
Let us rejoice this Mother’s Day with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s quote on mother: All beings come from a mother’s womb. We should have a clear realization of…
Kye Gompa/Kye Monastery
Kye Gompa, also known as Kye Monastery is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist Monastery (monastery of the Gelugpa sect). Kye Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhist located on top of a hill…
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in India (1956)
The Dalai Lama with Senior Tutor Ling Rinpoche, Junior Tutor Trichang Rinpoche, Tibetan Government Officials and Family Members in India 1956
Tibetan Theatre Production presents “Pah-Lak” at NCPA
Pah-Lak (Tibetan for “Father”) is originally an English play based on intensive research. The play focuses on the role of Buddhism in the lives of Tibetans and the dichotomy of…
Tibetan Women Uprising Day
Tibetan Women Uprising Day (03/12/1959) On this date, more than thousands of women gathered peacefully outside of #Potala Palace in #Lhasa. This demonstration was the spark that initiated the Tibetan women’s…
The first Tibetan soccer team
The first Tibetan soccer team, Lhasa United, 1936. Football, began its association with Tibet in the early 20th century during His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama’s reign. Photo Credit: Courtesy…
READER’S DIGEST (FEB 1970)
AN ARTIST’S IMPRESSION, READER’S DIGEST (FEB 1970) FIGHTING AROUND THE BARKHOR, JUST SOUTH OF THE JOKHANG. TANKS ONLY CAME TO THE CITY AT THE END OF THE FIGHTING ON THE…
Satterfield cartoon: The personifications of England, the United States, and Germany march along together, each carrying a spear topped by the bloody severed head
Satterfield cartoon: The personifications of England, the United States, and Germany march along together, each carrying a spear topped by the bloody severed head of the personification of a nation…
The Tibetan Government passport issued to Nômi Kan 能海寛 (1869-1903) and Kawaguchi Ekai 河口慧海 (1866-1945)
The Tibetan Government passport issued to Nômi Kan 能海寛 (1869-1903) and Kawaguchi Ekai 河口慧海 (1866-1945) for their return to Tibet in the future. Dated: 8th May, Water-Tiger year (1902)
The History of Tibetan Passport
Facts you should know about the History of Tibetan Passport. The earliest record of a Tibetan passport issued to a foreign traveler is in 1688 to an Armenian merchant, Johannes.…