Notices stating "Children under 18 are not allowed in the monastery" were reportedly posted at the monastery entrance in Kham, indicating stricter enforcement of long-standing regulations restricting ...

His films captured contemporary Tibetan life as Tibetans saw it, devoid of the stereotypes long associated with their homeland. By Tiffany May Pema Tseden, a filmmaker and author who presented an ...

Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns have grappled with these questions for centuries but, for the first time in their history, they are using science to help find the answers. This summer, as they have ...

The Hudson Valley is home to many beautiful and historic museums, colleges, libraries, and gardens. What many people may not be aware of is the incredible free access to art, from antiquity to present ...

Each sand mandala is ritualistically dismantled once it has been completed. This process symbolizes the Buddhist doctrinal belief in impermanence in the Tibetan tradition and the transitory nature of ...

Tibetan wood paintings are used in monasteries, homes, and shrines as objects of devotion and protection. Common motifs include auspicious symbols like the endless knot, wheel of dharma, and images of ...