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	<title>KHORYUG &#187; Environmental News</title>
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	<description>- Buddhists for Environmental Protection of the Himalayas</description>
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		<title>His Holiness gives an environmental interview to Asia Sentinel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dekila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[His Holiness gives an environmental interview to Asia Sentinel
Late July 2010, His Holiness spoke with Saransh Sehgal with the Asia Sentinel on reaching out to his followers to seek to revive the ecological consciousness of the Tibetan people. An excerpt from the interview follows. To read the full interview, please go to http://asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&#38;task=view&#38;id=2672&#38;Itemid=189 

Q: You have been handling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Translators Make an Offering to the Karmapa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Translators Make an Offering of Words to His Holiness, the Karmapa

As part of their commitment to His Holiness&#8217;s environmental vision, translators affiliated with Kagyu Centers in the west offer their translations of the Environmental Guidelines for Kagyu Monasteries and Centers! They hope that this will increase eco-buddhist activity all over the world and will encourage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foresting Gaya Airport</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dekila</dc:creator>
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Seven months after the launch of the forestation project at Gaya Airport, Tergar Monastery has begun planting the majority of tree saplings in partnership with the Gaya Airport Authority in the allocated area. We hope that this brings pleasure to everyone who uses the airport for their pilgrimage to the holy land of Bodh Gaya.

This project was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rumtek Environmental Committee planted 300 trees to celebrate HH Karmapa&#8217;s birthday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 07:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gyaltsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is to giving you a glimpse of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje’s Birthday. The great occasion started by offering Sang at 6 AM and also one thousand butter lamp offeringa and hosting of prayer flags. It was followed by gathering of the monks of Damang, Sherda &#38; lay people and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>World Environment Day Activities at Rumtek Monastery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gyaltsen</dc:creator>
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5th June


Rumtek Environment Conservation Committee organized a World Environment Day plantation at Rumtek Monastery. A group of monks from Dharma Chakra Centre gathered and planted tree saplings that are naturally found in Sikkim in the mountain sides behind the monastery.
Here are some photos from the Plantation Project:




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		<title>THE World Environment Day AT BOUDHA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karma Gendun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nine Khoryug monasteries from Nepal organized together so that we could do a joint clean up activity in Boudha, which is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage center in Nepal, for World Environment Day. We were joined by one school as well. The monasteries included: Phulbari Monastery, Nenang Pawo Monastery, Thrangu Monastery, Dilyak Monastery, Palnye Monastery, lama [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY AT BOUDHA</title>
		<link>http://www.khoryug.com/blog/the-world-environment-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karma Gendun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AT 5TH JUNE WE 9TH MONASTERYS&#8217;S MONK &#38; ONE SCHOOL (PHULBARI MONASTERY , NENANG PAWO MONASTERY ,THRANGU MONASTERY, DILYAK MONASTERY,PALNYE MONASTERY,LAMA TENPA GALTSEN MONASTERY, AYANG RINPOCHE&#8217;S MONASTERY, KHENPO TSULTRIM RINPOCHE&#8217;S ANI MONASTERY, KARMA THINLEY RINPOCHE ANI MONASTERY &#38; THRANGU RINPOCHE&#8217;S SCHOOL(S.M.D.) ARE CAME TO CLEAN BOUDHA NATH AROUND 

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		<title>Khoryug receives TESI Environmental Service Award!</title>
		<link>http://www.khoryug.com/blog/khoryug-receives-tesi-environmental-service-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dekila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 5th, 2010
Khoryug is very happy to announce that it has received the TESI Environmental Service Award for 2010. Here are quotes from the Tibetan Sangha Ecoforum and from the TESI website announcing this recognition. 
Quote from the Tibetan Sangha’s Eco-forum:
&#8220;At 8:00AM today, on it&#8217;s founding anniversary, the Tesi Environmental Awareness Movement announced this year’s Tesi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>His Holiness gives a speech on World Environment Day</title>
		<link>http://www.khoryug.com/blog/khoryug-is-awarded-an-award-by-tesi-and-his-holiness-gives-a-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 12:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dekila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 5, 2010 &#8211; Dharamsala
At 2:30PM, in front of an audience of hundreds, His Holiness gave a public speech on environmental issues, and what we can do to avoid harming the environment. Participating in the event was Gyuto Khen Rinpoche, Lama Omze, and a large audience consisting of those with an interest in environmental protection. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karma Gyaltsen Sonam explains HH Karmapa&#8217;s call for vegetarianism</title>
		<link>http://www.khoryug.com/blog/karma-gyaltsen-sonam-explains-hh-karmapas-call-for-vegetarianism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 11:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dekila</dc:creator>
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Gyaltsen Sonam, Khoryug coordinator for India, spoke with Victoria Finley of Alliance for Religion and Conservation on HH Karmapa&#8217;s call for vegetarianism during the Second Compassion and Conservation Conference in Mongolia.
Here is the blog transcript: http://religionsandconservation.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/a-whole-new-group-of-vegetarians/
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