#Tibetan

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tsering's swearing-in ceremony took place in the presence of the Dalai Lama, who was escorted to the venue by red-robed monks among the sounds of beating drums and chanted prayers.

From Independent RSS Feed: Minnesota teen swaps football and gaming for life as a Buddhist lama in the Himalayas

From Independent RSS Feed: Takeaways from AP's report on Jalue Dorje, the US-born teenage Buddhist lama

From Independent RSS Feed: Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

From Seattletimes RSS Feed: Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills

From Theguardian RSS Feed: ‘They have built a machine that pulls out their mother tongue’: why Tibet’s children think they are Chinese

The Chinese government is imposing Chinese-medium education and ideological indoctrination on kindergarten children in its efforts to force Tibetans to assimilate.

I'm recently found something called tsampa. It’s basically roasted barley flour that Tibetan nomads and Himalayan guides have been relying on forever as a main energy source. From what I’ve read, it’s high in fiber, low GI, and super convenient.…