The Lhasa Uprising
From March 1 to 10, 1959, the capital of Tibet was the scene of a massacre perpetrated by the Chinese army and the first Tibetan uprising. Feedback … Read more >
From March 1 to 10, 1959, the capital of Tibet was the scene of a massacre perpetrated by the Chinese army and the first Tibetan uprising. Feedback … Read more >
Fresco on the history of the Roof of the World, from the monarchy to the present day. 1-Ancient history: monarchy 1063 BC. J.-C.: Bönteun Shénrab, founder of the religion … Read more >
Despite a relative liberalization of its policy with regard to religions, Buddhism in particular, the Chinese state continues to want to subject them to the power of the Party... Read more >
As part of a European campaign to raise awareness of the plight of Tibet, Buddhist News met with a delegation from the Tibetan parliament in exile… Read more >
After being a nun for 21 years in Burma, where she followed Vipassana meditation with master Sayadaw U Janaka, Ariya Baumann is … Read more >
Praise of wild life and erasure. In 2019, Sylvain Tesson received the Renaudot Prize for The Snow Panther. This text is... Read more >
Army monitoring. Relatives imprisoned. They could no longer stay in Tibet. Tenzindolma, Tenzinpelma and Choeden therefore decided to flee. A perilous journey to... Read more >
Thupchen Monastery, in Lo Manthang, Mustang, has been visited by Italian restorer Luigi Fieni for the past twenty years, on the initiative of the American … Read more >
His parents having fled Tibet following the Chinese invasion, Te Nam grew up in India before joining the Tibetan government in exile in 1999, in … Read more >
For the first time ever, Nobel Peace Prize laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks directly to children, sharing lessons... Read more >
A follower of instinctive and spontaneous cuisine (in Japanese “Ima” means “present moment”), Victoria Werlé has teamed up with English restaurateur Joe Elliott to launch a whole … Read more >
It was an event eagerly awaited by many of those who love Asia. On March 4, after a construction site of almost 9 months (1), … Read more >