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Panchen Rinpoche attends religious activities in Tibet

Panchen Rinpoche attends religious activities in Tibet

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.

Ceremonial event held at monastery in Tibet

Ceremonial event held at monastery in Tibet

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.

Monks perform religious dance 'Tiaoqian' in Qinghai

Monks perform religious dance 'Tiaoqian' in Qinghai

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.

Tibetan monks get degrees after academic training

Tibetan monks get degrees after academic training

About 240 Tibetan Buddhist monks completed their academic training at the Tibet College of Buddhism in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, and participated in a graduation ceremony on Sunday.

Qinghai recognizes 340 monastic sutra teachers of Tibetan Buddhism

Qinghai recognizes 340 monastic sutra teachers of Tibetan Buddhism

According to the Qinghai Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee on November 13 that Qinghai has officially recognized the qualifications of monastic sutra teachers of Tibetan Buddhism for the first time.

Giant thangka exhibited in Tibet to mark monastery anniversary

Giant thangka exhibited in Tibet to mark monastery anniversary

Thousands of people braved the rain to pay a visit to a giant thangka - a religious image embroidered in silk - of the Buddha at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. The pilgrimage took place on Monday to mar

Music Bowls in Tibetan Buddhism

Music Bowls in Tibetan Buddhism

Sometimes known in Tibet as “singing bowls”, Tibetan music bowls are a type of ancient bell used to focus and balance the mind during meditation. However, instead of being hung from a rope and struck with a hammer, the Tibetan music bowls use a very diffe

Tashilhunpo Monastery, Tibet

Tashilhunpo Monastery, Tibet

From July 15 to 17, Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region held a three-day event to unveil large Buddha thangka paintings. On the first day, with chanting of sutras and dharma instruments, the 40-meter-high, 38-mete

Tibet Buddhist College confers academic qualifications to graduates

Tibet Buddhist College confers academic qualifications to graduates

On the afternoon of June 26, the Tibet Buddhist College in southwest China's Tibet held a graduation ceremony for the 2015 class and the first preparatory class. At the ceremony, the college awarded 91 chanrampa elementary academic titles and 82 Drirampa

Wood carvings of Tibetan Buddhist canon completed

Wood carvings of Tibetan Buddhist canon completed

The engraving and collation of wood carvings of Tengyur, a Tibetan Buddhist canon, have been completed, according to the Tibetan branch of the Buddhist Association of China.

Indians make pilgrimage to Tibet

Indians make pilgrimage to Tibet

A group of pilgrims from India arrived in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Thursday to go on a pilgrimage.