Sometimes I wonder how much the British as colonial powers have impacted India and contributed to its history, legacy and most importantly creation of hill stations. A case in point is McLeodganj in ...

Tibetan monk Hungkar Rinpoche died in custody shortly after being detained in a coordinated operation involving Vietnamese ...

EL PAÍS travels to the autonomous region of China, where governments and NGOs denounce the violation of rights and Beijing ...

In a remote monastery masked warriors resurrect a Vajrayana epic, where every arrow’s strike is a prayer, and a skeptic finds ...

Several Tibetan monk friends, just the “troublemaker monk” type that are in the monasteries explained to me their view on “independence”: “actually, we may well have been ethnic Han in a ...

The authorities in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China’s northwestern Qinghai province summoned the abbot and seven monks from Longen Monastery to sign a document stating that their abbot, ...

A meeting was reportedly held at the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on the same day, but the Tibetan monks were barred from participating. It remains uncertain whether the monastery delegates were ...

The Five Tibetan Rites, also known as the Fountain of Youth, are ancient exercises by Tibetan monks for over 2,500 years. Practicing these rites enhances flexibility, boosts energy, and promotes ...

NEW YORK, April 17, 2017 — Adriana Proser, John H. Foster Senior Curator for Traditional Asian Art at Asia Society Museum in New York, provides an inside look at the Tibetan thangka paintings on ...

Western intelligence agencies are warning of an increasing threat from Beijing's security services using malicious mobile phone applications to surveil Taiwanese independence activists ...

The origin of the chant was a group of Tibetan monks who sat facing a small platform where they would later create a piece of temporary art known as a mandala. The monks from the Drepung Gomang ...

The Himalayas hold ancient secrets to boundless energy and vitality. From time-tested herbs to mindful practices, discover the five powerful Himalayan secrets that can supercharge your energy ...