Roughly 500 million people declare themselves as faithful followers of some branch of Buddhism. It is the fourth most ...

Penpa Tsering, who attended the special prayer service in solidarity with the earthquake victims, said that the Chinese ...

She was born in Bergen aan Zee on the northern Dutch coast in 1954 to writer, poet and translator ­Maurits Mok and translator and singer Riemke Timmermans. After she graduated at the Royal ...

On October 15 this year, 29 year old Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering was sentenced to eight months in prison in Sichuan Province by the People's Republic of China, after he took to the ...

Hindu groups claim that the mosque was built atop the remnants of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, which Mughal emperor Aurangzeb allegedly demolished in the 17th century. In 1991, a suit was filed on ...

From temples to vibrant cities, it offers diverse experiences for travelers. Trips to Nepal often start in the culturally rich Kathmandu Valley. It is a home to ancient temples, palaces and UNESCO ...

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released exterior renderings for five new temples, offering a first look at the Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Jacksonville ...

As authorities reopened a temple in Sambhal locked since 1978 following communal riots, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the temple did not reappear overnight and represents "our ...

Sambhal officials said they ‘stumbled’ upon the temple during an anti-encroachment drive in the Khaggu Sarai area near the Shahi Jama Masjid. The Sambhal district officials on Friday reopened ...

This is mainly due to the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1950, at which time they shuttered access to Mt. Everest, via Tibet, to all foreigners until 1980. Since then, attaining permits to the ...

In a recent survey of 300-plus Han retirees who had worked in Tibet, 49 per cent had a parent who had previously worked in Tibet, with one-quarter of those born in Tibet (Zhou and Du 2023: 83).

Tibetan acting president Dolma Gyari asserts that resolving the 'Akhand Tibet' issue is crucial for peaceful Sino-Indian border resolution. She advocates for recognizing a unified, independent ...