Chinese officials have lifted a ban on Tibetan monks displaying photographs of the Dalai Lama at a prominent monastery, a rights group said on Thursday, an unexpected policy shift which could ease tensions in the region.
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.
This exquisite 5-minute documentary, The Story of Pema, depicts the life of a 9-year-old girl living in Tibet – and it is stunning.
Compassion, science, peace and laughter. What's not to like in the Dalai Lama? Here are eight more reasons to love him on his 80th birthday.
Devoted husband cooks a year's supply of meals for his wife, before leaving on deployment, when he discovered she didn't have time to eat properly.
The sight this spring of herds of Tibetan antelopes galloping unhindered to breeding grounds at the other side of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, alleviated concerns that the railway would disrupt their migratory-breeding route.
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