Even though the last date for receipt of applications for the Miss Tibet contest this year is June 30, we've already received five applications, which is encouraging.

I have picked a Chinese film at a Tibetan film festival purely for the breathtaking special effects and not for any political reason.

A time will come soon when the conservative Tibetan society will break out of its traditional shackles and accept such shows with open arms.

These Tibetan refugee girls are both from India and from overseas. The beauty pageant will take place in the first week of October.

Bodily discomfort and emotional fear and attachment make the dying uncomfortable and fearful. So, to help those dying people, I think modern medical science has a lot of facilities to reduce pain, or perhaps not to reduce pain, but not to experience pain.

Dying peacefully means to avoid any immediate cause for anger, fear, or strong desire.