Climbing teams worldwide have flocked to the mecca of mountaineering—the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks. Expeditions are working their way up ...

Why don’t they conform to orthodox Tibetan Buddhist conventions ... winged chimeras, multi-armed gods and goddesses, and nobles on horseback hunting lions and tigers. Sometimes these details ...

Current exhibitions include terracotta sculptures from the Qin Culture and an unparalleled display of Tibetan Buddhist art ... Lukang Tienhou honors the deity Matsu, goddess of the sea, whose ...

This is the man who is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan in the 8th century ... It was built in the 10th century and dedicated to the three great Hindu deities. Those deities represent the ...

More than 20 monks and officials from 12 countries visited the Lama Temple and the China Tibetology Research Center in ...

ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY Foreign Buddhist practitioners and religious affairs officials said visits to key Tibetan sites and research institutions in China this week have deepened their understanding ...

When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, will ask if they want a successor.

Dorje, 56, was a high lama (spiritual guru in Tibetan Buddhism) and a renowned educator. He studied in Tibetan monasteries as well as in Beijing, India, and the United States. He fell out with the ...