Xinhua12 小时
Annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony held at Labrang Monastery in China's Gansu
"sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Believers and ...
The Manila Times on MSN21 小时
Dalai Lama mourns older brother, personal emissary
The Dalai Lama led prayers in India on Feb. 9 mourning the loss of his elder brother, a veteran leader of the exiled Tibetan ...
From Japan to India and the West, food of temples and monasteries inspires recipe book
From Asia to Europe, Africa, US and Canada, a food writer toured the kitchens of Buddhist and Catholic monasteries, a ...
Northwest Asian Weekly10 小时
Dalai Lama’s elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97
The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led ...
Arunachal Times7 小时
Bon religion: An ancient spiritual tradition
The history of Bon can be traced to the ancient shamanistic traditions of the Tibetan plateau. Initially, Bon was not a single, unified religion but a collection of beliefs and practices related to ...
Dalai Lama’s brother, architect of talks with China, dies at 97
Gyalo Thondup began discussions between Tibetans and Chinese leaders in 1979, in a departure from his earlier approach of ...
10 sought-after books for design lovers
Geoffrey Bawa to Carlo Scarpa and more, these titles are collector’s items that also make for interesting gifts.
Mongabay on MSN12 小时
‘Helicopter tourism’ in the Himalayas affecting Sherpas, wildlife
By Mongabay.com A surge in “helicopter tourism” at Sagarmatha, the Nepali name for Mount Everest, is adversely affecting the ...