Violence, death, rioting. The words ricocheting in headlines from Tibet this week seem starkly at odds with many Westerners’ image of Buddhism as a religion the dominant one in that Himalayan land ...

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 ...

SAKYA MONASTERY, China (Reuters Life!) - The sprawling Sakya Monastery in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet is testament to the survival of Buddhism after decades of political turmoil and ...

Since the late 1990s, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has institutionalized its monitoring of Tibetan Buddhism. Currently, ...

Tibet Buddhism, also called Lamaism, formed in the 10th century, however Buddhism was introduced into Tibet in the 7th century under the reign of King Songtsen Gampo (?- 649 or 650 AD). He married ...

Chinese authorities have demolished a statue of a Buddhist master at Tibet’s oldest monastery, an activist group said Friday, the latest act in what critics say is an effort by Beijing to dilute Tibet ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...