Dalai Lama’s sister receives award for educating Tibetans in exile

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Dalai Lama’s sister receives award for educating Tibetans in exile

The younger sister of the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has received a prestigious university award for her lifelong dedication to educating Tibetan children who live in exile. Jetsun Pema, 84, received the Pearl S. Buck Award, with a medallion and a cash prize of US$25,000, from Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia, on Thursday. Pema, revered by Tibetans as “Amala,” or “Respected Mother,” has built one of the most successf…