Dalai Lama. Two monks apply sand to the colorful mandala at the New Castle Public Library. In the background is a portrait of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

Arjia Rinpoche, the abbot of Tibet's important Kumbum monastery now living in exile in the US, said the Dalai Lama's choice held sway with Tibetans. "The Communist government still wants to promote ...

Or not seeing. As described in “Battle for Tibet’’ the day-to-day reality for Tibetans is a political and cultural climate of censorship, constant surveillance (including of monasteries ...