The festival, held in the Drepung Monastery, is one of the most important traditional holidays in the capital of the Tibet autonomous region. It is also known as Yogurt Festival, as sho is yogurt ...

ready to perform the ancient cham dance. This centuries-old ritual, performed on the eve of the Tibetan New Year, known as ...

Throughout the history of the spread of Buddhism to Tibet from India, Buddhist masters and pilgrims have travelled between ...

Tea was introduced to the region as far back as the tenth century, and po cha was born less as a ritual ... Tibet; butter from the surrounding yaks; and salt, the primary flavoring. Jamu, an ...

Some Hindu death rituals have roots in ancient Vedic rites as old as 1,500 ... is burned to provide the deceased with funds. In Tibet, Buddhists believe that the vital energy of a person who ...

Before entering the main hall, the Global Times team was informed by a docent of a special ritual: The ringing ... of the circular altar city, the ancient Tibetan pillars and porches, and layers ...