DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity. They also see him as the ...

Tibetan Buddhism is a religion in exile, forced from its homeland when Tibet was conquered by the Chinese. This article is a detailed look at its history and practices. Tibetan Buddhism is a religion ...

Tibet Buddhism, also called Lamaism, formed in the 10th century, however Buddhism was introduced into Tibet in the 7th century under the reign of King Songtsen Gampo (?- 649 or 650 AD). He married ...

Tibetan history credits Guru Padmasambhava as one of the founding fathers of Buddhism in Tibet along with Acharya Shantarakshita from India. He was one of the famous seventeen exceptional pandit ...

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.

Sikkim's Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang participated in the 40th International Kagyu Monlam Chenmo at Bodhgaya, Bihar, alongside monks, lamas, and devotees. The event aimed to promote global peace ...

In a rare Chinese acknowledgement of public dissent in Tibet, the Chinese press agency has reported a march by a group of Buddhist lamas calling for Tibet`s independence. The agency said the march ...

Buddhist teachings do not rule out the use of force to relieve a greater suffering, although the Buddhist tradition is rightly known for the systematic practice of nonviolence, its first ethical ...

DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been ...

Tibetan Buddhist monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery visited Carlsbad, California to construct a sacred sand mandala, a symbol of peace, compassion, and impermanence, and to share Buddhist ...

On the occasion of the exhibition Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits, join the Tibetan Buddhist monks of the Gaden Shartse Monastic College for a special butter sculpture demonstration and workshop. Learn about ...

Many Westerners before me have visited Tibet, popped into some monastery on a mountainside, and decided to stay there forever, won over by the brutally frugal existence eked out by Tibetan Buddhists.