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 ...
At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns hurt, according to the few state media reports on the damage to religious ...
A severe earthquake in Tibet damaged monastic centres, impacting monks and nuns. While several religious sites were affected, local officials have not confirmed clergy casualties. The quake has ...
The University of Toronto Libraries has procured a collection of traditional Tibetan manuscripts, assembled by the late scholar and former monk-official Lobsang Lhalungpa, that provides rare insights ...