3. Telemarathon "Tibet".

I suggest to organize Telemarathon "Tibet" which could help to raise funds to help Tibetan refugees. The Telemarathon would be first of all a meeting with the well-known Buddhist teachers. Besides it would be possible to show films about Dalai Lama, situation in Tibet, Tibetan arts, shot by the foreign and home film-makers.

In our telecasts and plots we would offer to visit Dharamsala - the residence of H.H. the Dalai Lama, Potala, the holy valley of Katmandu and Lumbini, and also the representatives of H.H. the Dalai Lama and the Buddhist monasteries in Europe and Asia.

Telemarathon - will be also a number of meetings with the outstanding religious figures of other religions the Pope, the Patriarch of Russia, Swami Lokeshwarananda.

Also during the Telemarathon it would be possible to shoot a number of meetings with the Heads of the Governments who received H.H. the Dalai Lama as the head of the Tibet Government in exile - (the Presidents of USA, Canada, Chechoslovakia, Lithuania, the Prime-minister of Great Britain and also the General Secretary of the UNO).

In course of preparation to the Telemarathon, it would be possible to issue a monthly bulletin of the Telemarathon.

Certainly, the Telemarathon "Tibet" would become a reality only with the help many allies, Buddhists and simply sympathizers, who will share their time, pains, their copy-rights on films and money to realize this idea. According to the preliminary calculations, it will cost about 1 million dollars.

Please, address all proposals, ideas and responses about any assistance to post address of NB.

Natalia Sidorenko

1. In September the publishing house "Narthang" has issued the autobiography of H.H. the XIVth Dalai Lama "Freedom in Exile" (price $4). For the first time this book was published at the end of 1990 and since was translated into scores of languages. (price $4).

2. We distribute the Russian translation of "The Buddhism of Tibet" by H.H. (price $2).

3. Also we distribute the book by A.Berzin "The Tibetan Buddhism: History and Prospects". (price $1).

4. In October we intend to publish the course of lectures by the same author under the title "Outlines of Buddhist Practice" (price $2).

5. We can send to our subscribers the illustrated "The Story of Buddha" (for children) by H.Saddhatissa, the late President of "Mahabodhi" Society and Head of London Buddhist Vihara. Translation by A.Duranov. (Price $2).

6. This year the publishing house "Utpala" is going to issue "Buddhists Stories", translated from Pali by A.Paribok. It includes the best patterns of early Buddhist stories and sayings. Approximate price $4 including mail charges. (Apply to the address: Russia, 190068, St.Petersburg, per.Boytsova 4, "Utpala".