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Dalai Lama's time bomb: Some Tibetans have had it with the spiritual leader's nonviolence. But as Gandhi showed, patience can be the deadliest of weapons.; By Salil Tripathi Jul 1, 2008
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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