Not only was the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery founded by the first Dalai Lama, but later it became the seat of power for the Panchen Lama, the most important spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism after ...

One of the largest and most popular monasteries of Ladakh, the 17th century Hanle Monastery belongs to the Red Hat (Tibetan Drukpa Kagyu) sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Located in Hanle Valley of Leh ...

China is demolishing homes and evicting thousands from Larung Gar, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institution.

By 1959, more than 20,000 armed rebels had been assembled in Tibet, most of them in Lhasa ... the Norbulinka Monastery, the Jokhang Temple, the Ramoche Temple and other major public buildings ...

The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the Himalayas the day before the Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, evoking Mahakala to remove obstacles and cleanse the place of negative energy.

One of the largest and most popular monasteries of Ladakh, the 17th century Hanle Monastery belongs to the Red Hat (Tibetan Drukpa Kagyu) sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Located in Hanle Valley of Leh ...