Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibet has enjoyed a rich history of philosophical enquiry and carries this heritage forth today. Buddhism is a "wisdom tradition," meaning that it is based ...

Sikkim's Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang participated in the 40th International Kagyu Monlam Chenmo at Bodhgaya, Bihar, alongside monks, lamas, and devotees. The event aimed to promote global peace ...

Arjia Rinpoche receives guests at the Saka Dawa Duchen with photo of Takster Rinpoche in the background, June 11, 2025. Credit: Courtesy photo provided by Timothy A. Grose. Tibetan history was made ...

(The Conversation) — A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning. (The ...

NEWPORT, Wash. (FāVS News) — By some they’ve been fondly called the “nuns from Newport.” For years, a group of women with clean-shaven heads wearing traditional Tibetan monastic red robes have been ...

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View more photos on Flickr. HOUSTON, August 19, 2019 — For the fifth consecutive year, Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery in southern India returned to Asia Society Texas Center to ...

Chinese authorities have escalated political pressure on Tibetan communities in Amdo Golog following the detention of ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has commissioned the minimalist composer Philip Glass to craft a hypnotic 90-minute performance responding to artworks in its long-term exhibition ...

Religiously devoted and with a shaved head and flowing burgundy robes, Xinde Shijiamouni has all the trappings of a Tibetan Buddhist monk. But her serenity is troubled because, as a nun, she cannot ...