Chinese authorities are confiscating the cell phones of Tibetan Buddhist monks in Sichuan province, accusing them of having shared news about the recent closure of schools linked to monasteries, two ...

Monks from Namgyal Monastery will return to Ithaca College from Sept. 22 through Sept. 27 for six days of public sand-mandala construction, meditation and discussions centered on impermanence and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People seeking peace and serenity during busy, stressful or frantic times did not have to go far this week to find it. A blanket ...

BENGALURU: Families of more than 20 Tibetan Buddhist monks staying in Tibetan settlements in Karnataka for religious studies, have been affected by last week’s flash floods in the Gyirong county area ...

BAIJNATH, India (AP) — Wearing colorful robes and fearsome masks, the monks high stepped and spun around around the sandstone courtyard to the sound of drums, cymbals and long horns. Behind them ...

A Tibetan Buddhist monk imprisoned for sending money for prayer offerings to be made to the Dalai Lama and the abbot of India’s Kirti Monastery has been released from jail but remains in poor health, ...

Chinese authorities have sentenced two senior Tibetan monks to jail terms for their roles in a peaceful protest against the construction of a dam in a populated area of Sichuan province in Tibet. The ...

A young Tibetan Buddhist monk has reportedly died in custody under suspicious circumstances, with rights groups alleging possible torture and accusing Chinese authorities of enforcing secrecy around ...

Thousands of mourners, many in tears, gathered in Kathmandu to pay tribute to a senior Tibetan Buddhist monk whose cremation was initially blocked by Nepal, sparking claims it had caved to pressure ...