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Dalai Lama

Seduced by the Dalai Lama
He may be a global icon of goodness, as Pico Iyer's biography reminds us. But is the Dalai Lama the political leader Tibet needs?
By Louis Bayard Mar 25, 2008
The Dalai Lama's moment of truth
His Holiness struggles to defuse mounting violence between Tibet and China.
By Erich Follath and Wieland Wagner Mar 24, 2008
Buddha on the brain
Ex-monk B. Alan Wallace explains what Buddhism can teach Western scientists, why reincarnation should be taken seriously and what it's like to study meditation with the Dalai Lama.
By Steve Paulson Nov 27, 2006
Dharma in the park
Sixty-five thousand people -- students, professionals, hippies and the just plain curious -- flocked to New York to hear the Dalai Lama. But did they find anything meaningful beyond a sunny day, a picnic lunch, and a guest appearance by Richard Gere?
By Christopher Farah Sep 22, 2003
Tibet: Lost in the Himalayas
An American photographer who brought three children out of Tibet talks about how the country's legendary spiritual tradition is vanishing.
By Terence Clarke Feb 4, 2002
Practicing compassion
Nicholas Vreeland, the director of the Tibet Center in New York, reads from the Dalai Lama's book "An Open Heart," and Richard Gere reads his afterword.
Oct 19, 2001
The Dalai Lama
China hates him, the West wants to hug him. The spiritual leader of Tibet isn't just the bodhisattva of compassion -- he's one heck of a marketer.
By Chris Colin Nov 28, 2000
Trekking for Tibetan potatoes
When it comes to recipes, I'm a hunter, not a gatherer.
By John Thorne Nov 14, 2000
"Virtual Tibet" and "The Search for the Panchen Lama"
Even the experts fail to grasp the banality of Tibet.
By Gavin McNett Jun 21, 2000
The Elián González of the Himalayas
The 14-year-old Karmapa faces Chinese vengeance, accusations of espionage and the political intrigues of Tibetan Buddhism.
By Carole Zimmer Feb 28, 2000
Celebrity debriefing
Who wears the panties in the family? David Beckham and Tim Robbins bare all. Plus: Nice white guys finish last? Sensi-man takes beating, Backstreet boy gets no respect. And: Bill Gates, international man of tired movie catch phrases.
By Amy Reiter Jan 7, 2000
Letters to the Editor
So long, Monty Python, and thanks for the penguin. Plus: Mr. Blue is too quick to dismiss recovered addict; breadwinner moms have to work even harder.
Letters to the Editor Oct 12, 1999
Laughing with the Dalai Lama
From Lhasa to Dharamsala, a Westerner pieces together the poignant puzzle of Tibetan Buddhism and its exalted leader in exile.
By Rachel Louise Snyder Oct 5, 1999
If this boat's a-rockin'...
Jerry Hall and Paul Allen makin' waves in French waters? Oasis members get good and gobsmacked. The cut-ups at the K.C. Star take clowning too far. Plus: Money talks, "Bulworth" walks, Beatty for prez!
By Amy Reiter Aug 11, 1999
China good? China bad?
Nothing is simple in Tibet.
By Hank Hyena Aug 7, 1999
His material highness
Far from his holier-than-all image, the Dalai Lama supports such questionable causes as India's nuclear testing, sex with prostitutes and accepting donations from a Japanese terrorist cult.
By Christopher Hitchens Jul 13, 1998
Philip Glass
By Jack Skelley Jan 9, 1998
"Seven Years in Tibet"
Brad Pitt follows the E-Z path to enlightenment in the earnest but sentimental "Seven Years in Tibet."
By Dwight Garner Oct 10, 1997
Media Circus: brokaw shucks
The preternaturally cheerful NBC anchor smiles and jives his way through a feel-good session at Berkeley.
By Michelle Goldberg Oct 9, 1997
Beam me up, Dalai
No technophobe, the Tibetan leader -- the Nicest Man in the World -- talks about robots and artificial intelligence, Spock and alien enlightenment.
By Jeff Greenwald Mar 27, 1997
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