Like any great artwork, the Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala is crafted with patience, precision and care. What makes the mandala unique, however, is how quickly it’s destroyed after being completed.

Tibetan ritual dancer Losang Samten – who is also an award-winning visual artist and the spiritual director of the Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia (USA) – recently worked with ...

DHARMSALA, India (AP) — A Tibetan monk who worked on 2008 documentary film critical of China’s rule in the Himalayan region said he escaped Chinese police custody in 2012 and fled to India last week ...

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a monk is like? A Tibetan Buddhist monk? Ever curious about the meaning in those huge sand paintings with their swirls and symbols? Have you ever ...

Tibetan Buddhist monks visited San Luis Obispo this week to create a colorful sand mandala. Visiting from the Ngari Institute of Buddhist Dialects in India, the monks started building the mandala at ...

People seeking peace and serenity during busy, stressful or frantic times did not have to go far this week to find it. A blanket of calm enshrouds The Copernicus Room at the New Castle Public Library ...

Tibetan monks in western China called for the return of their exiled spiritual leader Wednesday, as a top official warned that any disruption of the Olympic torch in Tibet would be severely punished.

Attendees closed their eyes and meditated to the sounds of sutra chants, Tibetan bells and cymbals ringing as five Tibetan monks performed a blessing. About 40 people attended the opening ceremony of ...