China is investing millions in Buddhism to expand its influence in Asia, challenging India's claim to the faith and alarming ...

The fight over the 91-year-old’s reincarnation is becoming a test of China’s power over Tibet—and whether his spiritual ...

China's claim over the Dalai Lama's succession challenges Tibetan Buddhist tradition, raising questions about religious ...

DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity. They also see him as the ...

The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who has lived in exile in India for decades, has repeatedly rejected Beijing's claim ...

The Buddhist scholar was a husband and father of five ...

The recent transfer of cultural artifacts, including several Tibetan Buddhist relics, from the US to China may help advance the Chinese government’s efforts to distort Tibet’s history and appropriate ...

Last week, Asia Society Museum showcased the rich, vibrant, Tibetan paintings discovered by Italian academic and explorer Giuseppe Tucci to American audiences for the first time in the exhibition ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Over the weekend, I ran across this 2010 essay on Reason by Brendan O’Neill, who wrote about his frustration with the way Tibetan Buddhism is whitewashed in Western culture. O’Neill, by the way, is an ...

The "Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room" at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC, assembled by Alice S. Kandell (all photos Melissa R. Kerin/Hyperallergic) The Rubin ...