Thirteen Tibetan monks have become the first followers of the Bonpo branch of Tibetan Buddhism to graduate from a Tibetan Buddhism doctorate program in Beijing.
Buddhist monks scuffled with soldiers yesterday as thousands of orange-robed clergy met at a seminar to support the front runner for the post of Thailand's Supreme Patriarch.
Tibet on Tuesday commemorated the 20th anniversary of the enthronement of the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, a spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.
When thinking of Buddhists monks, words like traditional, secluded, ascetic and celibate spring to mind, but one Beijing temple is trying to overturn this cliche.
Visiting Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi gave an academic speech at a university in the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto on Monday, advocating the beginning of change in her country based on the Buddhist idea of " caring" for others.
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