The Drepung Monastery in Lhasa has the capacity to look for the exiled spiritual leader’s successor under Beijing’s ...

A group led by Buddhist monks and village chiefs in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh commenced a 100-kilometre trek ...

Beijing will not recognise the Dalai Lama’s proposal for a foreign successor and will deal with reincarnation according to Chinese law, according to an official scholar on Tibetan Buddhism.

Sera Monastery and the shopping haven, Barkhor Street. Southwest of Lhasa lies Tibet's second largest city and tourist hub, Shigatse. Shigatse bears a striking resemblance to Lhasa. Not only does ...

Major Khathing was the first man to hoist the Indian flag in Tawang. He also brought Bum La under Indian control.

Kalimpong was known as the Harbour of Tibet, serving as the southern terminus of a flourishing Indo-Tibetan trade with Tibet ...

A traditional equestrian performance and ethnic horse racing event takes place at the northern suburb racecourse in Lhasa, ...

Located over 1,000 km west of Lhasa, Mount Kailash is a site of spiritual ... at 7 a.m., the group visited the monastery of Milarepa, where they were welcomed with cups of Tibetan butter tea. They ...

Nalanda contributed to the development and evolution of two major Mahayana Buddhist philosophies — Madhyamaka and Yogacara, Abhay K writes in his book, 'Nalanda: How it Changed the World'. Excerpts: ...