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Karmapa News Archive

Upon his escape from Tibet, the Karmapa was the subject of intense press coverage. Foreshadowing the role of blogs in today's internet, Nalandabodhi used volunteer webophiles and its website in the early days of the 'net to provide hourly commentary on the press reporting on Karmapa's escape, beginning with his stunning arrival in Dharamsala in 2000, and continuing for some years. The Karmapa News Archive presents a fascinating picture of the world's reaction to the "thunder out of China," as Time Magazine put it (see link below), describing the Gyalwang Karmapa's daring escape from Tibet to India in search of religious freedom. Go to the Karmapa News Archive.

From Time Magazine Asia - click here to go to the Time Magazine website page containing the article

Copyright Time Magazine - click the image to go to the Time Magazine website containing the whole article.