Buddhist monks offer special prayers on birthday of spiritual leader Dalai Lama

Jul 06, 2024

Buddhist monks and devotees celebrated the birthday of Dalai Lama by cutting a 25-pound cake. In a special puja, Buddhist monks prayed for the...

Tibetan Buddhists perform Lama dance to celebrate birthday of Guru Padmasambhava

May 31, 2023

Scores of monks assembled here at Dorjeedak Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Panthaghati near Shimla.

China-based firm's plans to build Buddha statue in Mahayana tradition in Laos sparks anger among Theravada Buddhists

Nov 16, 2021

Vientiane [Laos], November 16 : A China-based company's plans to build a 100-metre statue of the Buddha in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition on the...

China's crackdown tightens grip on Tibetan monks

Apr 20, 2026

Two Tibetan monks, Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten from Chu Khama Monastery in Machu County, were detained by Chinese authorities over a year ago...

Thousands of Buddhists celebrate Gautam Buddha's birth anniversary in Lumbini

May 23, 2024

Thousands of devotees and monks celebrated the 2568th birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha at his birthplace in Lumbini on Thursday.

Bihar: Tibetan monks offer prayers for long life of Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya

Jul 06, 2024

After the prayers, Tibetan monks planned to cut the cake to celebrate the 89th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama.