China's ban on Tibetan children under 18 from entering monasteries targets the essence of Tibetan identity, stripping away ...

Tibetan Buddhism is a religion in exile, forced from its homeland when Tibet was conquered by the Chinese. This article is a detailed look at its history and practices. Tibetan Buddhism is a religion ...

David Guterson was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism at a young age via childhood neighbors. “By the time I was 17 or so, I was really interested in Tibetan Buddhism and that’s basically where this book ...

Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns have grappled with these questions for centuries but, for the first time in their history, they are using science to help find the answers. This summer, as they have ...

To become a Living Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism, a conventional reincarnation ritual is no longer the only way. Apart from the officially recognized procedure of reincarnation plus government approval, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Imagine a life without Wi-Fi, books, music or even companions, but just your mind for company. The horror, the horror. Alone without any ...

Government-hired workers tasked to demolish Larung Gar’s cabins seen at rest. Larung Gar’s monks and nuns amble by, resigned against the larger forces affecting them. Credit: David Chan At the eastern ...

Ithaca, N.Y. — The Tibetan Buddhists have finished two of four new buildings which comprise the Du Khor Choe Ling Namgyal Monastery Institute of Buddhist Studies. Located on 28-acres of land less than ...

Pleasant, intriguing humming produced by thin metal funnels painstakingly being rubbed together at the hands of Tibetan Buddhist monks, who this week are creating a sand mandala in Colorado Springs, ...

The monks journey to Washington, D.C. concluded Wednesday with the same message they've shared for the 100-plus -day journey - world peace and happiness.A mess ...

Many Westerners before me have visited Tibet, popped into some monastery on a mountainside, and decided to stay there forever, won over by the brutally frugal existence eked out by Tibetan Buddhists.