TEACHINGS AND TALKS
by HH The Dalai Lama

Introductory teachings on Buddhism to young Tibetans at the TCV
Day1 - June 1, 2010.
Day2 - June 2, 2010.

Tibetan Uprising commemoration Day

Meditation and Psychotherapy:
Developing Wisdom and Compassion
• Morning and Afternoon

Ethics for Our Time
• Watch Now Courtesy: UCSB

Wisdom & Compassion for
Challenging Times
• Watch Now Courtesy: Tibet Fund

• Tibet in Exile

• Added: (2009-06-24 03:35:07)

• Population	Approximately 145,150 [Approximate world-wide distribution: India 101,242; Nepal 16,313; Bhutan 1,883; and rest of the world 25,712 (The Office of the Planning Commission’s projected population in 2007, based on the annual  percentage growth rate)]
  Government	Democratic and popularly elected
  Head of State	His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
  Judiciary	Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission
  Legislature	Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile with 46 members (43 elected directly by the exile population and three nominated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama)
  Executive	The Kashag (Cabinet) is the apex executive body.  The Kalon Tripa (Executive Chief) is elected  directly by the exile population for a term of five years. Under the Kashag are the main departments of Religion and  Culture, Home, Education, Finance, Security, Information and International Relations, and Health
  Major NGOs	Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT), Gu-Chu-Sum Movement
  Foreign Missions	Based  in  New  Delhi, Kathmandu, New York, London, Geneva, Moscow, Brussels, Canberra, Tokyo, Pretoria and Taipei
  Livelihood	Agriculture,  agro-industries, carpet weaving and exports, service sector. The winter sweater selling business is the economic mainstay of about 70 percent of the exile population in India
  Education	Total school enrolment is 85 to 90 percent of the school-aged children in exile