Certainly, the Kham monks who have torched themselves are expressing an urgent desperation. In 2008, protests and riots flared across the Tibetan plateau, and Beijing responded with an iron fist.

In Tibetan culture, says Geshe Khenrap Chaeden, the leader of the group who speaks heavily-accented English, monks are respected, admired, and seen as exemplary human-beings.

The discovery of the next Dalai Lama will be carried out by the Chinese government, and not under the current Dalai Lama's ...

Chinese authorities detained two Tibetan artists, Tsukte (Asang) and Pelkyong, for a song honoring the Dalai Lama's 90th ...

Tibetan Buddhist monks create a slice of world peace in Colorado Springs, one grain of sand at a time By Debbie Kelley [email protected] May 30, 2024 ...

The Tibetan Monks program was the final part of the library’s cultural series called Religious Experiences Around the World, organized by Gabrielle Lucas, adult services librarian.

Tibetan monk Khenrap Choeden, discards colored sand into the ocean at Main Beach in Laguna on Sunday, April 21, 2024. The sand was part of a mandela created by seven visiting Tibetan monks and ...

Monks Shakga and Dawa are members of the Dharma Light Tibetan Buddhist Association, which was formed in Vancouver in 2019. Despite its rarity, a sand mandala has been created on Clark’s campus ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seven Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in South India have embarked on their first North American tour in five years. Kansas City is their first stop.

Shortly before his self-immolation, the monk apparently passed out leaflets calling for Tibetan freedom and praising the Dalai Lama. (SEE: A photo history of the life and times of the Dalai Lama.) ...

Tibetan monks visit Mounts Botanical Gardens to deliver pet blessings and teach cooking Greg Lovett and Sonja Isger, Palm Beach Post January 31, 2024 · 1 min read ...

BEIJING, Feb. 27 -- -- BEIJING, Feb. 27 -- A young Tibetan monk was shot by Chinese police after he set himself on fire Friday, the third day of the Tibetan New Year, at a market in Sichuan ...