Kumbum Monastery (塔尔寺), also known as Ta'er Monastery, is located at the Lusar Town of Huangzhong County, 25 kilometers southwest of Xining, Qinghai Province. The Monastery, built as early as in 1379, ...

Approaching the East Gate of Kumbum Monastery, the scent of roasted barley offerings mixes with the musk emitted by the incense and butter lamps, creating an unforgettable aroma that instantly calls ...

From a courtyard doorway of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, a monk in maroon robes cautiously beckoned, beginning an illicit conversation about the frustrations and sorrows of being a religious man in ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As monks in red and orange robes stroll past tourists snapping photos of the temples, the quiet of the Kumbum Monastery seems a world ...

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 ...

When talking about “barbola” (Duixiu) in Tibet, usually it refers to “thangka barbola,” namely to make thangka using the process of barbola, rather than painting. The majority of the most famous ...

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 ...

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 ...

Photos and videos surfacing on Chinese social media show a heavy security presence at the annual Monlam Prayer Festival at Kumbum monastery, in a region with a large Tibetan population in China's ...

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 ...