A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.

So, everyone knows that the system of reincarnation is very unique to Tibetan Buddhism. It is not there in other Buddhist countries also, and to believe in reincarnation, one has to believe in ...

Tibetan Buddhism is not the personal religion of the 14th Dalai Lama; it belongs to all Tibetan Buddhist followers. He cannot, for his own selfish interests, manipulate the reincarnation process of ...

This mandate was formalized in the 2007 order titled “Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism.” “The reincarnation of living Buddhas ...

The Dalai Lama's successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has said in ... "Since the purpose of a reincarnation is to carry on the work of the predecessor ...

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White has used each season's location and its meaning in the American consciousness to draw out ... death. In Buddhism, time is circular. Life is a cycle of death and rebirth.

In season three, the spirituality of Thailand rattles the cages of identity The White Lotus' Western tourists lock themselves in. It's a location that allows the show to examine Eastern spirituality ...

For the last hundreds of years the world has profoundly witnessed thousands of rebirth or reincarnation stories all around. Many of those have been thoroughly investigated by recognized institutions ...