The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the struggle with China’s Communist Party over Tibet’s ...

(The Conversation) — A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning. (The ...

According to Lekshay, the statements made by the Panchen Lama merely reflect the Chinese government's official position. "The Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama says the same thing that the Chinese ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is preparing to address one of the most sensitive questions in global religion and geopolitics: who will succeed him. Ahead of his 90th birthday on July 6, he ...

DHARAMSHALA, India — Boys and girls harmonize together as their music teacher Tenzin Nordel leads them through a Tibetan song in a classroom overlooking an alpine forest. Theater kids practice Tibetan ...

(The Conversation) — Religious beliefs and modern biology sometimes seem to collide. But exploring those ideas with compassion and an open mind can lead to deeper learning across cultures. (The ...

The annual Ganden Ngamchoe festival in Lhasa saw heightened security this year, with increased police and paramilitary ...

BEIJING – Children in traditionally Buddhist Tibet have been banned from taking part in religious activities over the summer holidays, an official Chinese Communist Party newspaper has reported. The ...

Chinese officials have allegedly sent a significant number of police and paramilitary personnel to Lhasa on Sunday for the annual Ganden Ngamchoe festival, an important religious event that honours ...