Dhargye, now around 63 years old, comes from Serta in Walshul, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Son of Choephel and Choelha, he is a monk of Serta Sera Monastery. Before his arrest, he lived in ...

A new festival in Longmont will celebrate the people, language and culture of Tibet and the Himalayas this weekend.

A new dance production, presenting the life story of the legendary Buddhist scholar Kumarajiva (343-413), one of the greatest ...

Actor Prakash Raj’s recent remarks on Indonesia ignore its Hindu survival in Bali, history of communal violence, and decades ...

The Shaolin Temple, in particular, became a major symbol of this trend and turned into a money-making hub for monks. The crackdown comes after the head abbot of the Shaolin monastery Shi Yongxin was ...

You might’ve heard of Annie Lu ’26 from her various music performances. However, underneath her melodic mastery, she is deeply devoted to creative writing. Let me introduce you to the story of Che Lu ...

III International Buddhist Forum will be held in the capital of Kalmykia, Elista, from 25 to 28 September and will bring together guests from almost 35 countries.

AJA Newsbites is a curated roundup of major news and developments from across Asia, brought to you by members of Asia ...

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a number of meetings on the sidelines of the VIII Congress of Leaders of World and ...

News travels fast in new york, but now it was racing at the speed of light. Mayor Rudy Giuliani called Gov. George Pataki at 12:15 p.m. last Friday to give him the word: his prostate cancer would ...

When the nonsectarian Dolma Ling Nunnery transitioned to female leadership earlier this year, for the first time in its three ...