Asalha Puja, known also as Dharma Day, commemorates the first sermon by Siddhartha Gautama, known as Buddha (“enlightened one ...

Pew Research says that Islam is growing faster than any other religion, and if this continues, by the year 2060, Muslims ...

Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China's role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist ...

Initially, the Dalai Lama pushed for Tibet's full independence, but since the 1970s he has adopted the "Middle‑Way Approach": accepting Chinese sovereignty but seeking autonomy for Tibet within China.

Gyaltsen Norbu, appointed by China, seeks to promote Communist control over Tibetan Buddhism, which raises alarm among ...

The issue of restoring Nepal’s Hindu state status has resurfaced in the ongoing central committee meeting of the Nepali Congress.

The exiled spiritual leader said only the organization that he founded can recognize the future reincarnation as anxiety ...

A young adventurer on a world tour finds herself at Rumtek Monastery, home to the Karmapa, his regents, and students.

For much of the past century, the Dalai Lama has been the living embodiment of Tibet’s struggle for greater freedoms under ...

Kathmandu: Dharamshala, nestled in the Dhauladhar range of Himachal Pradesh, has become globally recognised not only as a ...

The Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday today. Per Buddhist beliefs, the Tibetan Buddhist religion says he'll be reincarnated, but China says it has final say on who the next Dalai Lama will be.