The first flag-making session was held yesterday in the Student Union Lobby. The peace flags, based on the concepts of Tibetan Buddhism, are called "Dar Cho" in Tibetan. "Dar" means to increase life, ...

(See schedule at end of this article). The peace flags, based on the concepts of Tibetan Buddhism, are called 'Dar Cho' in Tibetan. 'Dar' means to increase life, fortune, health, and wealth; 'cho' ...

These flags are commonly put up on the third day of the Tibetan New Year, ‘Losar’ and on occasions like marriages and other important functions. The flags also embody the cycle of life.

For years Kobasa has displayed flags from the porch of his home in the Edgewood neighborhood — Tibetan prayer flags. There’s a world of difference between the two kinds of flag-waving. Religion can be ...

HIS FAMILY FLED TIBET FOR THEIR FREEDOMS ... DIGKHANG EXPLAINS THE FLAGS ARE A SYMBOL OF PEACE, SPREADING GOOD WILL THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. When the wind blows, it brings compassion and inner ...

followed by the ‘Walk for Tibet,’ an eight-mile peace march from Amherst to Northampton. Supporters waved Tibetan flags along the route nine as they walked from Amherst to Northampton.

UN advocacy officer from the Tibet Bureau Geneva condemned the Chinese government for what he described as a systematic campaign of cultural destruction that threatens the survival of Tibetan ...

an eight-mile peace march from Amherst to Northampton. The proclamation will be read at Northampton City Hall at 2:30 p.m.