Tibetan Buddhism had a far-reaching effect on the matriarchal culture, politics, economy, religion, art, habits and customs of the Mosuo around Lugu Lake. It endowed the Mosuo matriarchal culture ...

One of the enduring legacies of the Dalai Lama is that for the first time, Tibetan nuns are leading their own educational ...

LHASA, July 15 (Xinhua) -- A total of 13 monks from multiple monasteries are in the process of completing a preliminary examination for the Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric ...

But Tibetan Buddhism has grown increasingly popular among members of China’s ethnic-Han majority, most of whom live far from the Tibetan plateau where Larung Gar is located.

China's communist authorities forcibly disappeared the boy chosen to play a major role in the succession of the Dalai Lama, and 30 years on, Tibetan Buddhists continue to resist their attempt to take ...

In a demonstration of solidarity with the Tibetan people, Pavel also visited the Sonamling Tibetan Settlement in Leh and participated in a gathering that featured cultural performances at the ...

Thirteen monks are awarded the prestigious Tibetan Buddhist academic degree Geshe Lharampa, equivalent to a doctorate in mainstream higher education, in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region ...

Speaking at prayer celebrations ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism said in a recorded statement that the next Dalai Lama should be ...

DHARAMSHALA, India, July 2 (Reuters) - The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, ...

Tibetan Monk Dies in Second Self-Immolation this Month May 23, 2017 Destruction at Major Tibetan Buddhist Site Continues Mar 31, 2017 China’s Panchen Lama Urges Monks to Love the Party Mar 14, 2017 ...

The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has ...

Xi Jinping’s War on Tibetan Buddhism Beijing wants future lamas and monks to learn the faith only in Mandarin. By Dhondup T. Rekjong Share ...