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The Story Behind the Stupa

by Patrick Dowd| December 16, 2020

The Story Behind the Stupa

Patrick Dowd tells the tale at the heart of the legend of the Great Boudha Stupa in Kathmandu.

How the Sacred Treasure of Literacy Came to Tibet

by Patrick Dowd| September 23, 2020

How the Sacred Treasure of Literacy Came to Tibet

When written language arrived in Tibet, says Patrick Dowd, it brought the dharma with it.

Green Tara: Feel Her Wisdom and Love

by Lama Palden Drolma| August 31, 2020

Green Tara: Feel Her Wisdom and Love

A fully enlightened female buddha, Tara is the actuality of compassion and wisdom. Meditating on her, says Lama Palden Drolma, can awaken our own buddhanature.

How Buddhist monks in Ladakh are fighting climate change

by Eben Yonnetti| February 11, 2020

How Buddhist monks in Ladakh are fighting climate change

Buddhist monks in the Himalayas are taking action against climate change, inspired by their devotion to His Holiness Kyabgön Chetsang Rinpoche. Eben Yonnetti reports.

What Are the Four Schools of Tibetan Buddhism?

by Lion's Roar Staff| January 9, 2020

What Are the Four Schools of Tibetan Buddhism?

Here’s a short primer on the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism and some of their key practices.

Along Came a Tigress

by Sara Lewis| December 11, 2019

Along Came a Tigress

Sara Lewis reviews “Inseparable Across Lifetimes: The Lives and Love Letters of Namtrul Rinpoche and Khandro Tare Lhamo,” translated by Holly Gayley.

Yeshe Dhonden, famed Tibetan doctor and physician to Dalai Lama, dies at age 93

by Sam Littlefair| November 29, 2019

Yeshe Dhonden, famed Tibetan doctor and physician to Dalai Lama, dies at age 93

Yeshe Dhonden, the foremost Tibetan doctor in the world, died on November 26. He was 93.

160,000-year-old jawbone discovered by Buddhist monk sheds light on ancient humans

by Sam Littlefair| May 2, 2019

160,000-year-old jawbone discovered by Buddhist monk sheds light on ancient humans

The monk gave the fossil to a lama at a nearby Buddhist monastery, who passed it on to university researchers.

China closes Tibet to tourists for two months

by Sam Littlefair| February 22, 2019

China closes Tibet to tourists for two months

The ban coincides with multiple politically significant dates in Tibet.

New online initiative provides digital access to teachings from Tibetan monasteries in India and Nepal

by Haleigh Atwood| January 25, 2019

New online initiative provides digital access to teachings from Tibetan monasteries in India and Nepal

Gompa Tibetan Monastery Services provides year-round access to teachings by senior Tibetan lamas and arrangements for pujas and prayers.

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