Tibetan monks have made intricate, colored sculptures out of butter, as part of a tradition that is as old as Buddhism itself. Tibetan monks have made intricate, colored sculptures out of butter, as ...
As Kumbum monastery rose to activity at sunrise, I wandered its cobblestone paths watching a silent parade of crimson robes and shaved heads enter its temples. Soon the monks’ collective, guttural ...
Butter sculptures from the Kumbum Monastery, or Ta'er Monastery, was listed in the first group of national intangible heritages approved by the State Council of China in 2006. Butter carving ...
A monk is talking on his cell phone. A monk is driving his car. A monk is playing violent video games at an Internet cafe. A monk is discussing Chinese politics, describing the heartache of living ...
Footage has emerged of the Chinese military storming a monastery in a brutal crackdown on a peaceful Tibetan festival. A heavy presence of security forces could be seen surrounding the Kumbum ...
As monks in red and orange robes stroll past tourists snapping photos of the temples, the quiet of the Kumbum Monastery seems a world away from the Olympics in far-off Beijing. But for many of the ...
After spending 15 years at Qinghai’s historic Kumbum monastery, birthplace of religious teacher Tsongkhapa and a popular tourist destination, Tibetan abbot Kumbumtenli lama said worsening pollution ...
As monks in red and orange robes stroll past tourists snapping photos of the temples, the quiet of the Kumbum Monastery seems a world away from the Olympics in far-off Beijing. But for many of the ...
It\'s rare to meet an individual such as Arjia Rinpoche, the new leader of Bloomington\'s Tibetan Cultural Center.His gentle aura is sure to make even the most uneasy mind calm and composed. Yet ...
Lead in drinking water in the area of Kumbum monastery, a place of special devotion for Tibetans, because of waste from mine and local foundry. The authorities falsify the analysis, the police hunt ...
Footage has emerged of the Chinese military storming a monastery in a brutal crackdown on a peaceful Tibetan festival. A heavy presence of security forces could be seen surrounding the Kumbum ...
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