India remains Bhutan’s friend and partner, supporting not just development and democracy, but also spiritual and cultural ...

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, ...

The Panchen Lama — the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama — is performing an important ritual that has not taken place in Tibet for half a century, Chinese state media are ...

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 ...

The Communist party-ruled China had selected Gyaltsen Norbu as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 as the 11th Panchen Lama Tibetan Buddhism will adapt to a socialist society with Chinese characteristics ...

Lhasa [Tibet], April 29 (ANI): The Students for a Free Tibet-India (SFT) celebrated the 33rd birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama in the north Indian hill town of Dharamshala which reflects India and ...

At the center of the celebration was Lama Tashi Norbu, a Tibetan Buddhist lama and contemporary artist who blends ancient ...

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 ...