India, Jan. 28 -- Much before they were turned into instruments of control, Tibet's mountains were once places of refuge and ...

Alongside Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple is one of the most important sites in Tibet. The Jokhang Temple was built in the seventh century to promote Buddhism in Tibet, and as such earned the ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Buddhist temples and monasteries in Tibet must become propaganda centers for the ruling Communist Party, where monks and nuns learn to "revere" science and appreciate the party's ...

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Feb. 19 (UPI) --News of a major fire at Tibet's most important temple is being partly censored in Chinese media, while the destruction of an ancient terracotta warrior is grabbing headlines in the ...

Reporting from BEIJING — A fire broke out at Tibet’s most sacred temple on Saturday, and the public knows no more. The blaze may have severely damaged the 1,300 year-old temple and many of its ...

DHARAMSALA, INDIA — He’s a “living Buddha” with movie-star good looks and an iPod, a 25-year-old who rubs shoulders with Richard Gere and Tom Cruise and is mentioned as a successor to the Dalai Lama.

China’s state media says that all cultural relics and the main building in Lhasa are intact, but many Tibetans doubt it. On February 17 — one day after the Tibetan New Year or Losar, the most ...

CLINTON — Whidbey Island has a new Tibetan Buddhist temple, and you’re invited. Phagtsok Gedun Choling Temple in Clinton is hosting an open house June 9-10 featuring the creation, display and ...

Fire appears to have engulfed the gilded roof of Tibetan Buddhism’s holiest temple, though details on the extent of the damage are scarce even two days later. Chinese state-controlled media confirmed ...