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
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
Gompa Tibetan Monastery Services provides year-round access to teachings by senior Tibetan lamas and arrangements for pujas and prayers.
Chinese authorities intensify campaign against the Dalai Lama
Chinese authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region are intensifying their campaign against His Holiness the Dalai Lama and forcing some Tibetans to remove images of His Holiness from their homes, according to a report published by the International Campaign for Tibet.
The Story Behind Tibet’s National Football Team, in Comic Form
In his graphic novel, Dream in Thin Air, Michael Nybrandt explains how he started the Tibet National Football Team to help the Tibetan people showcase their national pride.
Tibetan Nuns Project educates female monastics
Rinchen Khando Choegyal fights the second-class status of female monastics in Tibetan Buddhism.
China enacts new policies requiring Tibetan monastics to promote the Communist Party
The Chinese government has enacted new policies that require Tibetan monastics to promote the Communist Party.
Lodi Gyari, Dalai Lama’s top diplomat, dead at 69
Lodi Gyari was the Dalai Lama’s chief diplomat in the United States and, later, China.
Heat maps illustrate the sacred routes of Buddhist pilgrims
In Strava’s heat maps, the devotional movements of tired pilgrims become blazing symbols of sacred geography.
How to Help Tibet and the Dalai Lama
We’ve gathered information and links for some of the many organizations who support the people of Tibet and their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.