BEIJING (Reuters) - At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, according to the few state media reports on the damage ...

The Dalai Lama has urged restraint in a stand-off between security forces and Tibetans at a Buddhist monastery in southwest China, said to have been sparked by the self-immolation of a monk last month ...

Dharamshala sunrise The first light crested gently over the forest ridge, washing the hill town in a soft bloom of gold. Greens and reds, rooftops stacked like a painter’s palette, glowed beneath a ...

Like the Potala Palace, the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery holds a lot of significance in Tibetan Buddhism. Not only was the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery founded by the first Dalai Lama, but later it became the ...

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Troops facing pilgrims at the Monlam Chenmo prayer festival in Kumbum, Qinghai, one of the largest Tibetan monasteries, in March 2015. Credit: Courtesy of the International Campaign for Tibet On April ...

Dharamsala (HP), Feb 23 (PTI) The Central Tibetan Administration has commemorated the 86th anniversary of the enthronement of the 14th Dalai Lama with an official ceremony at McLeodganj, the ...

Soldiers and police have been deployed around two Buddhist monasteries in Tibet's capital where monks launched protests against Chinese rule earlier this week, witnesses and residents said Thursday. A ...

One of the best places to immerse yourself in Tibetan Buddhism is the Sera Monastery. Situated about 5 miles north of central Lhasa, this monastery is one of the most important in Lhasa. It focuses on ...

Each week, we spotlight a dream vacation recommended by some of the industry's top travel writers. This week's pick is Amdo, Tibet. Tibet is changing fast, but its scenery has lost none of its power ...

Buddhism is becoming very popular in China. It turned one Tibetan Buddhist monastery into a thriving pilgrimage site - that is, until this year when it possibly got too popular. NPR's Emily Fang ...