It tells of King Gesar’s incarnation, his difficult childhood, winning a horse race to ascend to the throne, and his victories over neighboring kingdoms. As a living epic, certain versions even ...

Jointly held by the China Cultural Center in Laos and Network of International Culturalink Entities, an exhibition brings the audience in Vientiane more than 30 thangka paintings. [Photo provided to ...

Jointly held by the China Cultural Center in Laos and Network of International Culturalink Entities, an exhibition brings the audience in Vientiane more than 30 thangka paintings. [Photo provided ...

This centuries-old ritual, performed on the eve of the Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, invokes the wrathful deity Mahakala, whose terrifying presence is believed to remove obstacles and cleanse the ...

The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the Himalayas the day before the Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, evoking Mahakala to remove obstacles and cleanse the place of negative energy.

Monks belonging to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism walk with ceremonial drums in a procession at the Palpung Sherabling monastery near Baijnath, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP ...