This monastery stands high on the Tibetan Plateau, surrounded by barren hills and silence. It serves as a spiritual center ...

Thousands of devotees have paid their reverent homage to the Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha, currently enshrined at the Grand Kuenrey of Tashichhodzong in Thimphu—one of Bhutan’s most revered ...

The Chinese government has long banned the display of the Dalai Lama’s pictures in Tibet, with several incidents being ...

Here is a look at the life of his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Buddhist spiritual leader of the people of Tibet. Personal Birth date: July 6, 1935 Birth place: Taktser, Amdo, Eastern T ...

Ahead of the American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature’s joint meeting, publishers shared highlights ...

In a slender, accessible volume, Roach (The Diamond Cutter), a Tibetan-trained American Buddhist monk, advocates Heart Yoga, which "works on your heart in two ways: It makes your physical heart and ...

(Photo: Missy Mazzoli is an acclaimed composer of experimental chamber operas whose oeuvre ranges from electronic avant rock to short-form chamber operas. One of the first two women to receive a ...

As he watches his neighbours watering the tens of thousands of tree saplings they planted in their Himalayan village a few ...

The Emory Buddhist Club hosts various interdisciplinary events throughout the year, focusing on environmentalism, education and science. Buddhist Club co-President Samali Wijetunga (26C) noted that ...

Tibetan history credits Guru Padmasambhava as one of the founding fathers of Buddhism in Tibet along with Acharya Shantarakshita from India. He was one of the famous seventeen exceptional pandit ...

For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala, India, and sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai ...