See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Karmapa of Tibet is the first monk China's atheist rulers have ever ...

Once a beacon drawing pilgrims and tourists from across the world, Tsurphu Monastery now sits in darkness. The crowds and the beggars have gone and only a few monks remain. Even for nonbelievers it’s ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. At the Gyuto monastery, in the foothills of the Himalayas, a love both familiar and exotic was in the air. Some 60 ...

Lamas attend the Thangka Festival held at Tsurphu Monastery in Tibet autonomous region, May 21, 2013. The Thangka Festival is an important festival at Tsurphu Monastery, attracting many believers to ...

Photo taken on June 11, 2022 shows an annual Buddha thangka displaying ritual at the Tsurphu Monastery in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.Photo:Xinhua Monks and Buddhism followers attend an ...

Even as a cloud of suspicion regarding his alleged Chinese links hovers over Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the police during investigation of the bank accounts of the monastery believes that efforts were also ...