China Allocates US$1.5 Million to Renovate Tibet’s Oldest Palace
Barbara Gray
24 January 2018
Yumbu Lhakhang due to reopen to the public in April
Archaeologists Discover Oldest Buddhist Stele in Tibet
Craig Lewis
9 January 2018
9th century artifact dated to the Tibetan empire
Rare 15th–16th Century Murals and Sculptures Found in Sichuan Province Shed New Light on Tibetan Art
Guoying Stacy Zhang
29 December 2017
First English-language account of this exciting discovery!
Rediscovering Lamaism — The Western Relationship with Tibetan Buddhism
Marion Dapsance
31 March 2017
In 1895, a British army officer published a book titled The Buddhism of Tibet: Or Lamaism, with Its Mystic Cults, Symbolism and Mythology, and in its
Senior Abbot at Larung Gar Says Evictions Almost Complete; Demolition Target Reduced
Craig Lewis
27 March 2017
A senior abbot at the famous Larung Gar Buddhist Academy said that government action to reduce the institution’s monastic population is nearing completion.
China Official Says Rebuilding Underway at Larung Gar, 800 Resettled
Craig Lewis
15 March 2017
A government spokesman for Sertar County in Sichuan Province denied media reports that Larung Gar Buddhist Academy is being demolished by state workers.
Demolition Work at Larung Gar Halted as Winter Closes In
Craig Lewis
19 January 2017
State authorities in Sichuan have reportedly called a halt to demolition work at Larung Gar and suspended the expulsion of monastics as winter deepens.
The Many Forms of Avalokiteshvara
Meher McArthur
25 November 2016
To many practitioners of the Mahayana schools of Buddhism of East Asia and the esoteric traditions of the Himalayas and Japan, bodhisattvas, or “enlightenment beings,”
Finding Excellence, Part 5: A Buddhist Land
Joseph Houseal
11 November 2016
There are not so many places left on Earth where the population is virtually 100 per cent Tantric Buddhist. Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, India,
State Authorities Cancel Annual Buddhist Ceremony at Larung Gar Institute
Craig Lewis
8 November 2016
The state authorities have reportedly canceled the annual Dechen Shingdrup ceremony scheduled to be held at the renowned Larung Gar Buddhist Academy.
Finding Excellence, Part 3: Who is the Best Dancer Here?
Joseph Houseal
15 September 2016
Venture into remote places and you will find a joyful purity. During our recent summer fieldwork in Himachal Pradesh, northern India, we distributed copies of
Finding Excellence, Part 2: A Tradition of Transmission
Joseph Houseal
19 August 2016
One needs to take a long view—one that spans vast distances and many centuries—to appreciate the context of the Cham dance traditions that were preserved