Chinese authorities have escalated political pressure on Tibetan communities in Amdo Golog following the detention of ...

Tibetan sociologist Gyal Lo remembers receiving a phone call in 2016 about what he describes as “a serious matter.” It was his brother, calling with concerns about his grandchildren, who “had become ...

Tibetan Buddhism is a distinct form of Buddhism that developed on the Tibetan Plateau. It blends Indian Buddhist philosophy ...

Sonam Tashi refuses to let his son inherit the same fear. Once active in the Free Tibet movement in Kathmandu, he found himself silenced. Unable to secure identity papers for his son, he left for the ...

Each year, ever since the early 1400s, Tibetan Buddhists gather to unveil a large thangka — a painting made on fabric — of Buddha. The great prayer ritual, which was banned during the cultural ...

This phenomenon demonstrates that human evolution is still ongoing. A new study has found that for the past 10,000 years, populations on the Tibetan Plateau have developed particular adaptations to ...

In China, a group of atheists (the Chinese Communist Party) has long dictated how the country's religious groups should practice their faiths. Chinese Christians are told to reject salvation by faith ...

DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been ...