One of the best places to immerse yourself in Tibetan Buddhism is the Sera Monastery. Situated about 5 miles north of central Lhasa, this monastery is one of the most important in Lhasa. It focuses on ...

FILE PHOTO: Tibetans pray outside Jokhang Monastery ahead of Tibetan New Year's Day in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, February 28, 2014. The Tibetan New Year occurs on March 1 this year. Picture ...

BEIJING — On a cloudless day near the top of the world, Swiss tourist Claude Balsiger had just finished a late-morning cup of tea and stepped out onto the streets of Tibet’s capital. Buddhist monks ...

People visit a giant thangka exhibition in the Sera Monastery of Lhasa, the Xizang autonomous region, marking the start of the annual Shoton Yogurt Festival on Saturday. [Photo by Palden ...

Soldiers and police have been deployed around two Buddhist monasteries in Tibet's capital where monks launched protests against Chinese rule earlier this week, witnesses and residents said Thursday. A ...