The mighty Himalayas offer some of the most tranquil spiritual retreats, ideal for meditation, yoga, and introspection.

Alchi lies 10,500 feet up in the Indian Himalayas ... a major Tibetan Buddhist “mother church.” But in Basgo, the Hemis monastery, the ASI and international conservation experts have ...

Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his ... The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the Himalayas the day before the Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, evoking ...

Lo Manthang (Nepal) (AFP) - Deep in the heart of a medieval monastery in Nepal's remote Upper Mustang region, the battle to restore sacred murals and preserve traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture ...

Nguyen Van Tan, a member of the General Buddhist Association of Vietnam, said he was impressed by the grandeur of the Sera Monastery in Lhasa. "I'm glad to have the opportunity to visit it for the ...

For weeks, Tashi, a Tibetan Buddhist monk and self-taught conservation ... One of eight children, he came to the monastery at age 13 when his parents could no longer afford to take care of him.

DHAKA - A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan — a beacon of interfaith harmony in a time of religious tension. For more than a ...

For more than a decade, the Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery in Dhaka has provided free meals for hundreds of the capital's poorest residents to break their fast each evening during the Muslim holy ...

A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during the holy month of Ramadan — a beacon of interfaith harmony in a time of religious tension.