We are sorry we couldn't make it; 10 Tibetans who tried to return Tibet

Written by S. Hart The Tibet Post Tuesday, 26 May 2009 14:06 - Last Updated Thursday, 28 May 2009 19:30

Dharamshala: 10 monks from the 3 largest monasteries in southern India conceived and attempted to carry out a plan that would lead them over the worlds highest mountain range back to Tibet, their movement was called return to Tibet movement. The ten monks made it as far as Samdo, near Manali, northern India before they were detained for three days before being turned back by Indian police. Lobsang Jampa said this mission is important because carrying the two flags to the boarder signifies that the boarder belongs to India and Tibet, not China. It is a defining act that claims the land for Tibet, but it is also an expression of unity and solidarity between India and Tibet. In Kirti monastery library the ten monks spoke about their experience and admitted that their movement had failed. Shangza Rinpoche the monk who spearheaded the movement said in 2008 the determination and promise of 59 monks was dashed when an attempted return to Tibet ended in Samdo India, less than 5 miles from the Tibet border. On 10 May 2009 the second movement which included 10 monks from the 3 largest Buddhist monasteries, Sera, Drepung and Gaden, attempted to make the dangerous crossing. The monks walked through the northeasterly region of Himachal Pradesh for 5 days before they were arrested, the were beaten by the Indian police forces and one individual was seriously wounded. Lobsang Jampa one of the men who attempted the journey said we dont hate or feel bitterness towards the Indian people or their government; they let us stay in their country for 50 years.

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We are sorry we couldn't make it; 10 Tibetans who tried to return Tibet
Written by S. Hart The Tibet Post Tuesday, 26 May 2009 14:06 - Last Updated Thursday, 28 May 2009 19:30

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