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Mongolia’s monks make a comeback

When Gendenjav Choijamts thinks of praying, he thinks of vodka. The 62-year-old monk at Mongolia's oldest Buddhist monastery remembers when his father and his friends had

EP President remains concerned about Tibet at end of China visit

The President of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, has concluded his 7 day visit to China, including Tibet, in which he raised his continued concern over the situation in

Thai arrests on behalf of Tibetan antelopes

Police arrested four dealers and seized hundreds of shawls made from the wool of endangered Tibetan antelopes after raiding shops in the Thai capital

Robust Tibetan Language Checked Cultural Dilution

The mere fact that the Tibetans have been able to retain their written language (in its original form) for a long, long time, had thwarted degeneration of their rich cultural heritage

China’s “peaceful rise” – Suspicions about its super power ambitions

China has inaugurated its rail link to Lhasa with pomp and show. It is undoubtedly a technological marvel, though one that will be difficult to maintain over the long term.

Rumours of His Holiness Visiting Ku-bum Baseless

The office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama has dismissed the widespread rumours of His Holiness the Dalai Lama being on a visit to the Ku-bum Monastery in Amdo province as baseless.

Thousands of Tibetans wait for Dalai Lama in Amdo after rumors spread

Thousands of Tibetans have traveled to Kumbum monastery in Amdo (Qinghai province) in the past few days after rumors swept through the area that the Dalai Lama was going to be there, according to reports from Tibet.

Watch Dalai Lama today on Discovery Times

Not many knew about the Second Petra Conference held last month in the Jordanian town of Petra where 25 Nobel laureates including His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Elie Wiesel gathered to

New Term of Kalon Tripa Begins 15 August

After winning the final round of elections with an overwhelming majority of nearly 91 percent, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche will begin his second, successive term as the Kalon Tripa from 15 August.

The train from hell

The Tibet Express is a triumph of technology. The new, high-speed railroad runs from Beijing, the capital of China, to Lhasa, the former capital of occupied

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