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The Tibetan Monk Who Has Taken in 170 Children

A Tibetan Buddhist monk took in 33 orphans after an earthquake in 2010 - now he is looking after 170 children. Lama Lobsang originally started caring for the children on a temporary basis, but it has turned into a home, rather than orphanage, he told BBC.

Good Karma: Buddhists Liberate 500 Lobsters Destined for Dinner Plates

In celebration of a holiday commemorating the Buddha's call for compassion and kindness, a group of Tibetan Buddhists purchased 535 live lobsters at a Maine seafood market and released them into the cold Atlantic, giving them freedom once again in the belief that karma will ease the suffering in the animals' and humans' future lifetimes.