"In the past, he used to drape a white scarf around guests' shoulders in greeting. Today, a monk takes care of that", writes Der Spiegel. Yet he still has that mischievous smile that he has been using ...

The Dalai Lama will meet 11 senior Buddhist monks on Wednesday morning before delivering a written statement that will "most probably" talk about his eventual succession as the spiritual head of ...

ALAPPUZHA: Six decades since the historic visit of the Dalai Lama to the Karumadikuttan Memorial in Ambalappuzha in 1965, the ...

Since the late 1990s, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has institutionalized its monitoring of Tibetan Buddhism. Currently, ...

If there is any lesson in this moment, it is that faith deserves reverence, not rhetoric. Its power lies in its purity — in the way it unites rather than divides, heals rather than harms ...

The 'rebel' island today experiences in democracy, with its defects and its positive aspects, one can only dream that a ...

The Lhasa Apso may initially appear to be a small, fluffy lapdog—but this impression is misleading. Beneath its luxurious coat lies a confident, sturdy character with a history spanning thousands of ...

Mr. President, you arrive as a dealmaker, a patriot who champions “America first.” You have brokered ceasefires and challenged China’s grip on resources. Now, at this pivotal moment, use your voice to ...

UN raises concerns over the torture of Gonpo Tsering, and asks China to account for imprisonment and maltreatment of teenage protester Namkyi.

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THE first time I learned to truly breathe in the silence was in the shadow of the Mourne Mountains, in the Holy Cross ...

"Those of us who spent time with him realized that he was a real life 'Indiana Jones' long before that archetype had a name," said his niece Catherine Nixon Cooke.