Tibetan Losar celebrations at Majnu ka Tilla
By -- Shyamal Sinha
Losar is a celebration of the Tibetan New Year. Celebrated on different dates according to the location, it is also known as...
UN Member States Raise Concern Over Repression by China in Tibet
By -- Staff Reporter
UNHRC 51st Session
Geneva: UN Member States raised concern over China’s systematic repression in Tibet in the ongoing 51st session of the UN...
Meditation is a mental gymnasium
By - Shyamal Sinha
Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism. The closest words for meditation in the classical languages of Buddhism are...
Trump invites Indian PM Modi to visit later this year
Donald Trump will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the United States later this year, the White House said after the pair spoke...
Mahabodhi fest to kick off from Saturday 27 th Nov.
By -- Shyamal Sinha
The Mahabodhi Temple (literally: "Great Awakening Temple") or the Mahabodhi Mahavihar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but much rebuilt and restored, Buddhist temple in Bodh...
4th Kagyu Monlam held in New York
By -- Staff Reporter
4th Kagyu Monlam held at Phuntsok Deshe Community Hall in NY.
New York: The Danang Foundation in New York headed by Lama...
Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery Visit Russia
By Shyamal Sinha
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama, is a historic and culturally important monasteryin Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet.
The monastery was sacked when...
Sikyong greets Tibetans on Losar, Tibetan New Year 2149
By -- Staff Reporter
Sikyong Penpa Tsering greets Tibetans on Losar, Tibetan New Year 2149. Image: Tenzin Jigme/CTA
Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration...
Chinese Buddhism the Focus of a New Study at University of Arizona
By Shyamal Sinha
Chinese Buddhism has shaped Chinese culture in a wide variety of areas including art, politics, literature, philosophy, medicine, and material culture.
A grant...
Buddhist Monk from South Korea Ventures North to Foster Bilateral Ties
By Shyamal Sinha
Korean Buddhist temple located on Mount Kumgang, North Korea. Founded in the 7th century under the kingdom of Silla, it is the only one of Mount...