O n the first Sunday of spring, surrounded by row houses and magnolia trees, I came to a horrifying realization: My mom was ...

Storytellers like Sithar Dorje are rare, most of them are just part-time performers — they tend to their herds during the day ...

Lhamo, meaning "fairy," is a common name for women of the Tibetan ethnic group, and it also appears in the names of Penpa Lhamo's mother and grandmother. However, the three generations of "Lhamo" have ...

A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.

Iraqi Kurds holding lit torches walk up a mountain during a procession to celebrate their Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Akra, ...

Nowruz is a rite dating back to the 6th century BCE, marking the ushering in of spring and the new year. Variously known as ...

At a fashion store hidden within Uzbekistan’s oldest market, artists gathered to celebrate the country’s inaugural Bukhara ...

In Seattle’s diverse communities, New Year’s celebrations continue, even as our Roman calendar moves further from January 1 ...

Tsering said that the Dalai Lama himself has to decide where he is going to be reborn and to whom he is going to be reborn and added that it is not something that a government can decide ...

The epic represents a rich distillation of Tibetan folk culture into a single ... as the upheavals of the Cultural Revolution slowly gave way to a new period of “Reform and Opening Up ...

one of the most important annual events in the Tibetan calendar. Coinciding with the lunar new year, Losar is a special event for Tibetans all around the world. Beginning with a Buddhist prayer ...

Tibetan New Year, or Losar, features a variety of unique traditional dishes, with each day offering something special to enjoy. On Tibetan New Year's Eve, families prepare "Guthuk," a special noodle ...