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The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...
Recent archaeological findings at the Mapu Tsho Lake in Kangmar county, Shigatse, the Xizang autonomous region suggest that ...
The aging spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum. But there is pressure to preserve a core element of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Forthcoming books on the life of the Buddha, St. Augustine, and the Biblical villain Haman each offer new perspectives on the ...
A new analysis of the ancient DNA of 42 people from Papua New Guinea reveals that some cultures were remarkably isolated for centuries.
Representation of non-Abrahamic religions and spiritual traditions, particularly in the mainstream comics universe, is minimal. Even when they are portrayed in comics, their presentation, as Singh and ...
How New Yorkers from Nepal, Tibet share their traditions with the city Two communities from the Himalayan region are part of the fastest growing immigrant populations in New York City. As we mark ...
Tibet's education system is now predominantly residential, with as many as 900,000 children between the ages of 6 and 18 estimated to be enrolled in state-run boarding schools, the group estimates.
Tibetan refugees came in large numbers and set up monasteries and other institutions of spirituality which draws tourists from all over the world now. This is what made McLeodganj famous as ...
China is increasingly creating boarding schools for Tibetan children, who are often separated from their families as young as 4 years old. The policy of deliberate assimilation creates distance ...