When the Dalai Lama turns 90 in July, the Buddhist monk, who for many exiled Tibetans personifies dreams of a free homeland, ...

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 ...

In a remote monastery masked warriors resurrect a Vajrayana epic, where every arrow’s strike is a prayer, and a skeptic finds ...

BHUBANESWAR: Remains of a Chaitya Griha have been found near the three colossal Buddha heads that were earlier excavated from ...

Notably, with the influx of Tibetan immigrants since the 1950s, many Buddhist educational institutes have been set up, but no effort was made to shield them from the Chinese influence.

Intricately realistic sculptures of Buddhist deities were crafted amid great anxiety and fear of a degrading society. Their creation, it was hoped, would help bring salvation. The mappō era was viewed ...

Tucked away in the northeastern part of Himachal Pradesh, Spiti Valley is a high-altitude cold desert nestled deep within the Himalayas. While its remote location may seem daunting, that very ...

The origin of the chant was a group of Tibetan monks who sat facing a small ... “The mandala means the perfect world of Buddhism,” said Jongbok Yi, a professor of philosophy and religion ...

In it, the mother of Jesus is portrayed as the Kannon bodhisattva, a Buddhist deity. Tetsujo Suda, chief monk of Tenyuji, conceived of the artwork featuring not only his own faith but also ...

Born in Nepal, Chaeden, who began studying to become a monk when he was 11, said that because Tibetan monks aren't ... he gained a greater awareness of Buddhism through his yoga instructor ...

RICHMOND — The Gyuto Foundation, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located in East Richmond Heights, and the U.S. Monlam Festival invite the community to celebrate the 90th birthday of His Holiness ...

Narratively, Dark Deity 2 takes the path of many before it: it’s a story sequel and it’d love if you cared about the old characters, but it’s not crucial. The game takes place 25 years after ...