Buddhism: A Journey Through History by Donald S. Lopez Jr. swiftly soon loses sight of the Buddha himself. Is that a bad ...

The first Japanese recorded to have set foot in Tibet was a monk, in 1900, seeking a purer version of Buddhism than the one in his homeland. What remained unclear was the route Ekai Kawaguchi ...

Following in Nalanda’s footsteps, a central university is also being established at Vikramshila. What is the historical ...

the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, and the symbol of Tibet embodying the aspirations of the Tibetan people — will continue,” the Dalai Lama wrote in his book, which was released on ...

The Dalai Lama's successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising ...

the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, and the symbol of Tibet embodying the aspirations of the Tibetan people – will continue,” the Dalai Lama writes. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama ...

Controlling the process of reincarnation enables Beijing to shape the spiritual leadership of Tibetan Buddhism.

The recent transfer of cultural artifacts, including several Tibetan Buddhist relics, from the US to China may help advance the Chinese government’s efforts to distort Tibet’s history and appropriate ...

In Buddhism, we have a lot of holy books and the ... Mahayana is split into the Northern Traditions (found in countries such as Tibet and Nepal) and the Eastern Traditions (found in countries ...

Chinese authorities will publish a series of culture books about a leading Tibetan Buddhism monastery in northwestern Gansu Province this year to mark its 300th founding anniversary.

NEW DELHI—Speculation is focusing on who will succeed the 14th Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, who turns 90 in July. The head of Tibetan Buddhism, who is in exile in the northern Indian ...