During the Cultural Revolution China tried to commit cultural genocide by destroying almost all the holy places of Tibetan Buddhism, though it has since pursued a less aggressive policy.

The authorities in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China’s northwestern Qinghai province summoned the abbot and seven monks from Longen Monastery to sign a document stating that their abbot, ...

The Vietnamese government should investigate the death under suspicious circumstances of a senior Tibetan lama, Humkar Dorje ...

Matthieu RicardMatthieu Ricard has spent his adult life honing what he calls the skill of happiness and sharing his insights ...

The Tibetan cause continues to draw international attention, with supporters including Hollywood actor and Buddhist follower Richard Gere, and Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the U.S. House of ...

Rooted in Buddhist teachings, the stories told in Tibetan opera recount the triumph of good and the punishment of evil and therefore serve a social teaching function for the community. This ...

Mahayana Buddhism close Mahayana BuddhismOne of the major schools of Buddhism, it includes Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. also uses images to teach about life after death. The Wheel of Existence shows ...

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education ...

The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan ...

This is the first time the 89-year-old Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader has explicitly said that his reincarnation will take place in the “free world” to ensure the continuation of the ...