The ancient Chinese legend that Tang dynasty rulers donned gold-plated armor in battle had long been mere myth—until now.

That changed this month, when researchers in China unveiled a restored suit of gilded bronze armor from a royal tomb on the ...

A remote mountain nation faced a decision it could not escape. As Chinese forces advanced toward Lhasa, Tibet’s fragile ...

Tibetan Buddhism is a distinct form of Buddhism that developed on the Tibetan Plateau. It blends Indian Buddhist philosophy with indigenous Tibetan traditions. The religion emphasizes compassion, ...

China’s sedentarisation of Tibetan nomads in Amdo, Qinghai, and Sichuan—framed as modernization and ecological protection—has ...

An exhilarating account of Bowie’s spirituality and the quasi-religious nature of his work, from Space Oddity to Blackstar ...

Sayonara, Bobby Weir: the kid, maestro, teacher, father, foil, cowboy, guru, seeker, last keeper of the Azimuth, forever an ...

There have been a lot of horrible things that have happened over the centuries, but basic humanity has tended to win out.

The book follows the lives of a young American girl and a Tibetan boy, thought to be a reincarnated holy lama, as their stories slowly braid together.

While his characters on 'The Sopranos' and 'The White Lotus' may be unlucky-in-love, the actor's real-life romance is a ...

No one ever thought the birth of the Rocky Mountains was a simple process, but we now know it was far more complex than even ...

The celebrated author’s new novel ‘Vigil’ was inspired by his own hopes and fears for the end of his life—and the end of ...