The Most Beloved Food and Beverage in Tibet

Travellers look for different things, when they visit a place. Food is one of the most important things among that and the cuisine makes a place even more appealing. Tibetan cuisine is unique and the geography of the place and the neighbouring countries influence it greatly.

Tibetan Buddhist Prostration Practice

Tibetans are prostrating in front of Jhokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet - photo:newsblog

Prostration in Tibet is an important expression of devotion to Tibetan Buddhism. Prostrating is practicing one of Buddhism's three Jewels for Tibetan Buddhists. Tibetan pilgrims prostrate themselves by lying face-down on the ground and stretching out their arms and legs so as to earn merit.

Tibetan Buddhist Meditation

Learn how to practice Tibetan Buddhist Meditation by focusing your attention on the mind.

Tibet China Conflict: Religion and Culture Revolution

In the last 60 years only sporadically news from uprisings in Tibet reach the international media. Especially in the beginning the only imagery the West encountered from Tibet was carefully selected Chinese propaganda. 

Tibet : China's Brutality in Tibet Exposed !

Are you interested to know more detail about the true situation in Tibet? Please watch this video!

Buddhist Wheel of Life or Bhavacakra

Buddhist wheel of life or Bhavacakra is one of the most important paintings in Tibetan Buddhism; the initial drawing was design by Buddha himself. Buddha really encourages this painting to be painted outside every Buddhist temples and monastery. The reason for this to painted out side the entire Buddhist temple and the monastery was to teach the profound Buddhist philosophy of life and perception to more simple-mind farmers or cowherds. So this image is just for communicating the Buddhist philosophy to general audience.

Former Tibetan political prisoner sentenced to 18 years

The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD) expresses deep concerns over the condition and whereabouts of a former political prisoner and his wife who had been secretly sentenced to 18 years and two years respectively in Sog (Ch: Suo) County, Nagchu (Ch: Naqu) Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, the Tibetan province of Kham.