Jowo Shakyamuni, or also referred to as the Jowo Rinpoche, is considered to be the most sacred image of Buddha in Tibet. It is said that the statue was sculpted by Vishwakarma – the Indian god ...

One gradually gains altitude on the high Tibetan plain and ... The founding Rongbuk Lama, also known as the Zatul Rinpoche, had a reputation of being a remarkable individual, very wise and ...

At the age of twenty, Lhoppön Rechung Rinpoche entered the Nyingmapa Namdroling Shedra ... In addition to Buddhism, he is passionate about the preservation of the Tibetan language. In this capacity, ...

The Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) has issued a resolute statement affirming their ...

His son, Mipham Rinpoche, had been studying in India for a few years. In 1995, he was asked by a group of Tibetan lamas to become the Sakyong — which means Earth Protector — and lead the ...

The First General Assembly of the Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) was successfully organised ...

In December 2024, exile media reported that Humkar Dorje Rinpoche, a high lama from the same region who ... At least five similar vocational schools in eastern Tibet have been closed down since 2021, ...

Padum is the only town in and the administrative center of the Zanskar sub-district Padum is named after Padmasambhava (also known as Guru Rinpoche) the founder of Tibetan Buddhism and serves ...