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US report: Religious practices of Tibetans still restricted by China
The People’s Republic of China (PRC), is continuing restriction and control over religious practices of Tibetans. Congressional-Executive Commission on China released its 2022 annual report on human…
USCIRF annual report: China pressurizes religious groups in Tibet
Annual report by The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released in 2022 showes China has continued putting pressures on religious groups in Tibet.
The largest reclining statue Of Buddha built in India
India is going to build the largest reclining Buddha statue in Gaya, Bihar.
Monasticism has some evolutionary advantages for Tibetan monks
A research done on the families of Tibetan monks regarding the celibacy showed celibacy might have some surprising evolutionary advantages.
The Tibetan Dalai Lama Meeting with a Group from Thailand
The Tibetan Dalai Lama met with a group from Thailand. His holiness warmly welcomed the Thai Buddhists.
What is bodhisattva? Who can be one?
“Bodhisattva” is a key idea in Buddhism. The word is constructed from the Sanskrit root bodhi, meaning “awakening” or “enlightenment”, and sattva, meaning “being”.