Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a White Tara (Buddha for longevity and success) mandala sand painting and perform special ceremonies August 10-13 at Asia Society ...

Drepung Monastery is actually a collection of Buddhist chapels and colleges located about 8km west of Lhasa. The word Drepung can be literally translated as "rice pile", a name whose meaning becomes ...

The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu paid his first visit to Drepung Monastery, in Southwest China’s Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region, on Tuesday, encouraging the Buddhist monks to make ...

(ECNS) -- The Drepung Monastery branch of the Tibetan intangible cultural heritage protection center held a plaque-unveiling ceremony on Sunday. Tibetan opera, eagle-bone flute, and Jialin (Tibetan ...

Built in 1416, the Drepung Monastery is situated at the foot of the Mountain Gambo Utse, about 10 kilometers (3.1 miles) to the western suburbs of Lhasa. It is the largest and most influential ...

Ngawang Chzin (center) sits with other management committee members at Drepung Monastery on August 5. Photo: Chen Heying/GT A nursery home for elderly monks at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa. Photo: Chen ...

2 Full Cast Set For MAYBE HAPPY ENDING North American Tour 3 Full Cast Set for BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB North American Tour Following the ceremony the community is invited to join in a guided ...

KATHMANDU—Chinese authorities in Tibet arrested five monks and closed off their monastery amid rare protests against an intensified campaign to crack down on followers of the Dalai Lama. Public ...

Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a mandala sand painting and perform special ceremonies August 18-21 in Asia Society Texas Center’s Louisa Stude Sarofim Gallery.