The history of Bon can be traced to the ancient shamanistic traditions of the Tibetan plateau. Initially, Bon was not a single, unified religion but a collection of beliefs and practices related to ...

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 ...

it includes Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. also uses images to teach about life after death. The Wheel of Existence shows the different realms Buddhists can be reborn into. Belief in life after death ...

A scholar of Tibetan Buddhism discusses how she challenges her students to rethink their preconceived notions of death, the afterlife and the concept of the ‘other.’ ...

NEW DELHI — The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo ...

Throughout the semester, we pay special attention to different kinds of Tibetan journeys: moving through the life cycle, treading the Buddhist path of self-cultivation, embarking on meditation in ...

Chinese authorities have been accused of torturing a Tibetan village head, Gonpo Namgyal, to death after months of ... a prominent Tibetan Buddhist teacher and advocate for cultural preservation ...

A special sand mandala painting is a gift to New York City from the Tibetan Buddhist monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery as a ... in 563 B.C.E. While we know that his followers spread the message of ...