On the afternoon of December 9, the 6th Scripture Master Qualification Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the High-level Tibetan Buddhism College of China was held in Beijing.
Butter Lamp Festival, also called “Geden Angchu” in Tibetan, is an important religious festival of Tibetan Buddhism. Its main purpose is to commemorate Master Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It is celebrated on October 25 of the Tibetan lunar calendar each year.
Buddhists, experts, scholars and delegates from 72 countries and regions participated in the 6th World Buddhist Forum, which opened on Oct. 15 in the city of Ningbo in east China's Zhejiang Province.
According to the classics of Mahayana Buddhism, Maitreya often has mercy that no one can match. In China, the worship to Maitreya has a great impact on Buddhism.
The Tibetan papermaking technique in Nyimaling Monastery, Gyalchen Township, Sog County, Nagqu, Xizang Autonomous Region has a history of several hundred years. It was included in the county-level intangible cultural heritage list in 2023. The monks of Nyimaling Monastery inherit such papermaking technique using ancient methods.
About 320 Tibetan Buddhist monks completed their academic studies at the Xizang Buddhism University in Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, and participated in a graduation ceremony recently.
The first group of Tibetan Buddhist nuns in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region were accredited "Chi Ram Pa," an academic title equivalent to a master's degree in Tibetan Buddhism, on Sunday.
Panchen Rinpoche visits revered Jokhang Temple in Chinese city of Lhasa
A total of 13 monks from multiple monasteries are in the process of completing a preliminary examination for the Geshe Lharampa, the highest academic degree in the exoteric teachings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Recently, the annual Buddha Painting Unfolding Ceremony was carried out in Tashilhunpo Monastery, Xigaze, Xizang to pray for a good harvest and a contented people living in a country at peace. When the dharma horns sounded together and the dharma gongs were knocked together, a giant thangka of Buddha Dipamkara which was 40 meters high and 38 meters long was unfolded slowly.
Buddhist monks participate in a scriptural debate, a unique way of learning in Tibetan Buddhism, at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec.
The reincarnation of grand Living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism, including the 14th Dalai Lama, must follow the rules developed from historical conventions and be subject to the approval of the Chinese central government, an expert on Tibetology research said.
Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po completed a 13-day tour of Buddhist and social activities in Qamdo City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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June 14th this year is the 15th day of the fourth month in Tibetan calendar, when the Tibetan Buddhist traditional religious activity Saga Dawa is celebrated in the grandest way.
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Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po on Thursday and Friday visited the Tibet Buddhism Academy, where he gave lectures and performed head-touching rituals for students.
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Panchen Erdeni Chos-kyi rGyal-po on Wednesday attended religious activities in the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital city of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Thirteen monks were awarded the degree of Geshe Lharampa -- equivalent to a doctoral degree in modern education -- on Saturday in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Monks, nuns and followers of Tibetan Buddhism should turn their religious belief into the driving force for building their hometowns, serving the society and the country, the 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, said during the annual "two s
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A monk performs ritual prayers during a ceremonial event at Tashilumpo Monastery in Xigaze City of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, March 7, 2022. A ceremonial event was held at the monastery on Monday.
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During the religious ritual, monks will wear colorful traditional clothes and masks, performing dance to scare away evil spirits. Kumbum Monastery, also known as Ta'er Monastery, is located at the Lusar Town of Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province.
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The 11th Panchen Lama has donated 1 million yuan (about 156,000 U.S. dollars) to people living in the border areas of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
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From Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, one can see distant mountains turn yellow in late autumn as winter arrives early.
