Many Westerners before me have visited Tibet, popped into some monastery on a mountainside, and decided to stay there forever, won over by the brutally frugal existence eked out by Tibetan Buddhists.

Tibetan nuns study during the winter examination period at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in Dharamshala, India, in 2022. Rebecca Conway/Getty Images In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious ...

We have three tenure-track, full-time specialists in Tibet, and that’s three more faculty specializing in Tibet than you find at most universities. It’s not a huge group … but it’s an incredible ...

Like Tibetan neighborhoods all over Western China, Wuhouci is chock-a-block with shop fronts selling gold-colored Buddhist prayer wheels as big as oil drums, intricately carved altars, and beatific ...

On the occasion of the exhibition Tsherin Sherpa: Spirits, join the Tibetan Buddhist monks of the Gaden Shartse Monastic College for a special butter sculpture demonstration and workshop. Learn about ...

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a monk is like? A Tibetan Buddhist monk? Ever curious about the meaning in those huge sand paintings with their swirls and symbols? Have you ever ...

Sacred Tibetan Buddhist chants for deep meditation, healing, and spiritual connection 🕉️🙏. Feel the vibration of peace and ...

Each year, ever since the early 1400s, Tibetan Buddhists gather to unveil a large thangka — a painting made on fabric — of Buddha. The great prayer ritual, which was banned during the cultural ...

An important collection of Tibetan Buddhist art in the U.S. has been given to the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Julian Raby, director of the Freer and Sackler galleries, announced the gift ...

A senior Tibetan Buddhist figure from Qinghai province, part of the traditional Tibetan region of Amdo, has reportedly remained missing since being detained in December 2024, prompting serious ...

(The Conversation) — A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning. (The ...