Beginning his study of Buddhism in the Gadhan Dhechenling Monastery, in Tibet, Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche, came to India in 1959, at the age of 20. He headed the Central Tibetan Administration, ...

India remains Bhutan’s friend and partner, supporting not just development and democracy, but also spiritual and cultural autonomy in the shadow of China’s assertive rise ...

Violence, death, rioting. The words ricocheting in headlines from Tibet this week seem starkly at odds with many Westerners’ image of Buddhism as a religion the dominant one in that Himalayan land ...

Monks participate in the final Dharma debating exam for the Geshe Lharampa degree at Jokhang Temple, Lhasa in April, 2021. [Photo by Daqiong/For chinadaily.com.cn] Buddhism was introduced to Tibet ...

When legendary Lama Khenpo Jigme Phuntsok founded Serther Institute, commonly known as “Larung Gar Buddhist Academy”, in 1980 in the heart of Kham Region, he never expected that this dream would be ...

In a rare Chinese acknowledgement of public dissent in Tibet, the Chinese press agency has reported a march by a group of Buddhist lamas calling for Tibet`s independence. The agency said the march ...

Hollywood has shown quite an attachment to Buddhist themes over the past seven years. But have you noticed that most of those movies are about one relatively minor sect, and one particularly ...