It’s the 50 or so sacred mountains that comprise the Himalayas that are Leh’s major drawcard. The area abounds with ...

The Dalai Lama has hopes for Tibet, but as someone who knows the feeling of having governance forced upon him all too well, he does not say that these conditions are the absolutely correct ones.

Discover ancient monasteries nestled in the Himalayas with this Spiti Valley tour guide—perfect for culture lovers and ...

The Puja Ceremony is a sacred Buddhist tradition that occurs before every climbing expedition in the Himalayas.

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

Among the curious objects placed before the images of the gods in the principal temple ... The official catalogue for Golden Visions of Densatil: A Tibetan Buddhist Monastery is available from ...

The hell, heaven, five disciples (Jesus had 12, not 5 x 2) etc, etc came from Buddhism. Then the fastest breeding religion aka religion of violence came from the same area. Surprise, surprise no god ...

A top Tibetan Buddhist leader who remained missing for about eight months after being detained by police was possibly killed in custody, says a report. The authorities in Golog Tibetan Autonomous ...

He graduated in 2001 from China’s national-level college for Tibetan Buddhist lamas and held a prestigious position in the county-level People’s Congress, where he was a deputy head of the ...

Thangkas often focus on a specific deity and scene, and their form and surrounding ... The Tucci Expeditions and Buddhist Painting exhibition, Tibetan thangkas were originally created for the purpose ...

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.

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 ...