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The 350 women of the Drukpa dragon order are highly skilled in martial arts, which they practise six days a week. They also help the sick, rescue animals, pick up litter and can rewire a templePhotographs and text by Skanda Gautam Continue reading…
Read MoreBuddhists across Indonesia commemorate the birth, enlightenment and passing of the religion’s founder with light, prayer and lanternsGetxophoto festival – in pictures Continue reading…
Read MoreInteraction at temple in India seen in video that has gone viral condemned as ‘inappropriate’ and ‘scandalous’The Dalai Lama has apologised after he faced allegations of inappropriate behaviour after kissing a young boy on the lips and asking him to “s…
Read MoreOsel Hita Torres joined a monastery after the Dalai Lama declared him a reincarnated spiritual leader, but at 18 he broke free and moved to Ibiza. A new TV series tells his storyAt the age of 14 months, Osel Hita Torres was recognised by the Dalai Lama…
Read MoreSombre documentary shot over five years follows two healthcare workers as they deliver babies in a brutally divided societySnow Hnin Ei Hlaing’s documentary is about two midwives – one Buddhist, one Muslim – in Rakhine state in western Myanmar, on the …
Read MoreThousands of monks and disciples accompany coffin of Zen master and peace activist in processionA funeral has been held for the Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, a week after the renowned Zen master and peace activist died at the age of 95 in H…
Read MoreThe Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who has died at 95, gave his movement a global reach and influenceBefore he got sick, Thich Nhat Hanh urged his followers not to put his ashes in a vase, lock him inside and “limit who I am”. Instead, the Vietnamese…
Read MoreThe spiritual leader rose to prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam war and was lauded by Martin Luther King Thich Nhat Hanh, the Zen Buddhist monk, poet and peace activist who rose to prominence as an opponent of the Vietnam war, has died aged 95 su…
Read MorePolitburo official makes remarks at Tibetan palace amid crackdown on practice of non-Han religionsAll Tibetans should embrace Communist party rule and share the “cultural symbols and images of the Chinese nation”, a senior Chinese official has said at …
Read MoreThe spiritual leader has mused that he may return as a woman. But his succession has turned into a political battleA couple of years ago, during a meeting of Tibetan leaders in Dharamshala in India, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was asked about h…
Read MoreFirst Englishman to climb Everest who dedicated his later years to Buddhism and helping the people of NepalDoug Scott, who has died aged 79 from cancer, was the first Englishman to climb Everest, but it was what happened afterwards that made him famous…
Read MoreExclusive: The Dalai Lama warns of terrible consequences of climate inactionThe Dalai Lama has appealed to world leaders to take urgent action against climate change, warning of ecological destruction affecting the lives of billions and ruining the pla…
Read MoreThe west reduced tantra to a quest for sexual liberation and wellness. But a new show charts its darker depths – from avenging goddesses to blood-drinking and self-decapitationMake a cursory web search for the term tantra and you will be confronted wit…
Read More‘Music has the potential to reach many more people,’ says the Tibetan spiritual leaderThe Dalai Lama, whose message of humanity, harmony and peace delivered with a smile has won millions of global followers, is releasing an album of mantras set to musi…
Read MoreLess than three years since a crackdown against Rohingya, troops are again accused of war crimes – this time against Rakhine Buddhists Kyaw Thu* waited until night fell before taking his family to the bank of a river not far from their village. While m…
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