One of the foremost contemporary Tibetan musicians, Dubey, passed away at the age of 49 on February 27 after a lengthy treatment at a hospital in Chengdu of China’s Sichua
With the elections for the highest office of the exile Tibetan polity just weeks away, the current Tibetan Kashag headed by the Tibetan PM Lobsang Sangay received a setback today as a minister in his cabinet resigne
Ahead of the 57th Anniversary of the March 10 uprising, China has blocked off the Tibetan Autonomous Region for all foreign visitors. The deadline for foreign travelers to leave ended yesterday, Feb. 25, and no new travel p
Scores of Tibetan monks and laypeople initiated prayers for the swift recovery of the Tibetan spiritual leader in Kharnang region, Tridu County, Zachukha in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham
A four-day event to celebrate the kindness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and to offer gratitude to the Tibetan leader including a series of debates commenced at the Gyuto Monastery here at Sidhbari ne
The Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama topped the 2016 list of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People, published by Watkins’s Mind, Body and Spirit magazine for the fifth time. The head of the C
Jamyang Dorjee, 41, staged a solo protest on the morning of the 6th day of the Tibetan Lunar New Year (Feb. 14, 2016). He was shortly detained by local authorities who imposed restrictions on his friends and family t
Ancient India has given rise to some of the greatest philosophical traditions and learning centers that the world has ever seen. The oldest and perhaps most famous of these is Nalanda, a university where an ecumenica
The Buddhist festival ‘Chotrul Monlam’ observed during the first 15 days of the Tibetan Lunar calendar was marred by Chinese authorities in Tibetan areas of Sichuan and Qinghai, deploying security personnel within monasteries and amidst devotees during the proceedings.
Around 80 Buddhist teachers from all the major monasteries of Gelug School of the Tibetan Buddhism met for three days to discuss teaching methods, curriculum and means to improve the existing me
