Boulder, Colorado, became a focal point for Tibetan Buddhism and culture in 1974, when Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche founded the school now known as Naropa University. And for more than a decade, the ...

Drawing upon fieldwork in western Nepal, the Tibet Autonomous Region, and the eastern Tibetan Plateau as well as historical and contemporary maps, I will argue that there is a recognizable but as yet ...

In the late 1960s – more than 100 years after its creation – the former British Indian diplomat and Tibetologist Hugh Richardson noticed a collection of extraordinary maps in the India Office Library.

Tibet is located on the Tibetan Plateau in Asia. This area lies between China and India. It is the homeland of the Tibetan people, along with other ethnic groups. The history and culture of this ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Nepal's Great Himalaya Trail runs 1,750km across the entire country and passes over some of the highest trekking passes in the world. Here in Part II, we examine the route and hear from those who have ...

Tibet may be tearing in two beneath the rising Himalayas, with pieces of the continental plate peeling off like the lid off a tin of fish, researchers have discovered. According to new research ...