The spiritual leader, who escaped from Lhasa on March 17, 1959, has written a new book in which is he is unapologetically ...

China labels the Dalai Lama a “separatist” and asserts that it will select his successor. However, the 89-year-old has stated ...

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 ...

Palpung Sherabling is a branch of a monastery founded in the 18th century in eastern Tibet. It’s situated ... to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Some of its monks come from exiled ...

For him, as with nearly all Tibetans, Buddhism is a constant, overriding presence, involving never ending rituals to assure good fortune and, ultimately, rebirth. In Tibet, as in all Buddhist ...

Tibet, historically a sovereign entity, was forcibly annexed by China in 1950. Since then, Beijing has flooded the region with Han Chinese settlers, imposed Mandarin over Tibetan language, and placed ...

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 ...

In this Frontline site, which focuses on the world's fascination with the plight of modern-day Tibet, there is an excellent section on the origin and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. Other aspects of ...

Tibetans rely on RFA and VOA for uncensored news, but funding cuts threaten these broadcasts, aiding China's control over ...

Journalist and China-watcher Orville Schell, who traveled secretly to Tibet for FRONTLINE in 1994, returns to a story that won't go away. Broadcast on the eve of Chinese premier Jiang Zemin's 1997 ...