In 1959, the HH Dalai Lama and many Tibetan followers fled Chinese-controlled Tibet, crossing the Himalayan Mountains to seek ...

Alongside Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple is one of the most important sites in Tibet. The Jokhang Temple was built in the seventh century to promote Buddhism in Tibet, and as such earned the ...

Few of us actually delve into the world of Tibetan temples but Touch China does, for it brings with it a chance for you to get to know and understand more about Tibetan Buddhism and the ever-present ...

CLINTON — Whidbey Island has a new Tibetan Buddhist temple, and you’re invited. Phagtsok Gedun Choling Temple in Clinton is hosting an open house June 9-10 featuring the creation, display and ...

DHARAMSALA, INDIA — He’s a “living Buddha” with movie-star good looks and an iPod, a 25-year-old who rubs shoulders with Richard Gere and Tom Cruise and is mentioned as a successor to the Dalai Lama.

Beijing, China, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the early morning of May 12, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Lhaze county, Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. The earthquake had ...

Reporting from BEIJING — A fire broke out at Tibet’s most sacred temple on Saturday, and the public knows no more. The blaze may have severely damaged the 1,300 year-old temple and many of its ...

In the most recent issue of Party political theory journal Qiushi, Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region Chen Chuanguo wrote an essay calling for monasteries and temples in the region to aid ...

China’s state media says that all cultural relics and the main building in Lhasa are intact, but many Tibetans doubt it. On February 17 — one day after the Tibetan New Year or Losar, the most ...

Fire appears to have engulfed the gilded roof of Tibetan Buddhism’s holiest temple, though details on the extent of the damage are scarce even two days later. Chinese state-controlled media confirmed ...