What's the link between centuries-old Tibetan Thangka paintings and Banarasi silk? Why is Ladakh so important for Kashmiri ...

And in his hair is a skull and a new moon ... [chanting "Aum"] And when you hear some of these Tibetan monks that are over here from the Gyuto monastery outside of Lhasa, when they sing the ...

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For Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk traveling the Silk Road in A.D. 629 ... Nearly a dozen languages appeared in the texts, including Sanskrit, Turkic, Tibetan, and even Judeo-Persian, along with ...

Their silky hair benefits from professional grooming every few weeks ... Tibet’s capital and “Apso” possibly meaning “bark-guard” or “goatee.” Tibetan monks considered them sacred and symbols of good ...

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) pays tribute to Tapey, a 27-year-old monk from Kirti Monastery in Amdo Ngaba, who self-immolated in 2009 after local officials canceled a prayer ceremony ...

Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], March 9 (ANI): Tibetan Buddhist monks performed the traditional Cham (lama dance) at the Tsechu Fair in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, to commemorate the birth ...

For China, Sinicizing Tibet’s next generation through boarding schools is the ultimate strategy for solidifying its control over the region.