Members of China’s elite who convert to Tibetan Buddhism say they value its purity and intellectually rigorous philosophy, which they contrast to the corrupted, diluted teachings of Han Chinese ...

Earlier this month, a massive earthquake struck Tibet and severely damaged numerous monasteries and nunneries. Recent media articles since then have highlighted other ongoing threats to Tibetan ...

The spiritual leader of Tibet has published amply but seldom written in depth about politics. Now, as he approaches 90, he ...

aiming to restrict Tibetan cultural expression and replace Tibetan Buddhist practices with state-controlled versions of religion. This includes the forced relocation of monks from monasteries ...

There are more than 1,700 Tibetan Buddhist sites with 46,000 monks and nuns practising in Tibet, and the freedom of religious belief in Tibet is fully protected, according to a 2021 SCIO white paper.