The old man flashes a mischievous, gap-toothed smile, his face furrowed by time like the mountain landscape around him, ...

Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibet has enjoyed a rich history of philosophical enquiry and carries this heritage forth today. Buddhism is a "wisdom tradition," meaning that it is based ...

Each classic Tibetan text has been freshly translated for this volume and most are appearing in English for the first time. Caroline Sanderson is a non-fiction writer, editor and books journalist.

However, in some forms of Tibetan Buddhism after the last breath is taken the ... During this period the ‘spirits’ of the dead are invited to the Buddhist monasteries to participate. One of the most ...

BEIJING, China (CNN)-- Police in Tibet have arrested 16 Buddhist monks and are seeking three more for their alleged involvement in one bombing and two attempted bombings, authorities in Tibet told ...

In a Tibetan tradition, meditators might use a mantra which is repeated to help focus their mind and which embodies the truth of Buddhist teaching. In a Theravada tradition, mindfulness might be ...

000 Tibetan mantras into Sanskrit. She explains, “It was a dream of Kalu Rinpoche, a great Buddhist master from Tibet and a contemporary of the Dalai Lama, to have Tibetan chants sung in ...

Sogyal Lakar, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher accused of widespread physical and sexual abuse, has died aged 72. Lakar, better known as Sogyal Rinpoche, sold millions of books and was widely seen as ...

As well as speaking mantras, Buddhists give offerings and bow to show their dedication to the Buddha. Bowing three times shows respect to the Three Refuges.

Like many of the five million Tibetans living under China's flag, he'd spent nearly all of his 48 years in eastern Tibet driving ... of rock with the Buddhist mantra chiseled in bas-relief ...

"Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection" opens at the Minneapolis Institute of Art on Sept. 14. On Saturday, the Minneapolis Institute of Art will open the Tibetan Buddhist ...