The spiritual leader of Tibet has published amply but seldom written in depth about politics. Now, as he approaches 90, he shares a detailed and personal account of his decades dealing with China.

As rescue workers waded through rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January 2025 ...

The Diamond Sutra is a sacred Mahayana Buddhist text whose teachings date back to the 5th century BC. Part of a series of sutras known as ‘the perfection of wisdom’, the book was translated into ...

Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has commenced the second phase of his official ...

Hundreds of damaged Buddhist statues and assorted debris were unearthed, allowing archaeologists, historians, scholars and ...

China has imposed sanctions on Canadian NGOs while tightening its grip on Tibet and pushing forward with a major dam project.

Indian architecture has had a profound influence on Chinese architecture, thanks to centuries of cultural and spiritual ...

Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has scheduled a visit to the Fo Guan Shan Dong Zen Temple - a Buddhist temple ...

The best known Chinese folk representation of snakes is the Legend of the White Snake. The snake’s role in it has gone from ...

China is committed to continuing its participation in the WHO and the Paris climate accord, expressing concern over US President Trump’s orders to withdraw from both. Beijing emphasizes the ...

“The findings suggest that this place (Ratnagiri) was once a key Buddhism centre in ancient times. There are some studies that suggest that the renowned Chinese Buddhist monk and traveller, Hiuen ...

Based on Xuanzang’s account, Nalanda Mahavihara had an observatory tower, which could have been used to track the movement of ...