(The Conversation) — Across cultures, death rituals give mourners a chance to grieve. But they also offer one last opportunity to help the deceased as they transition to the next stage of existence.

Scientists from the Wuhan Botanical Garden (WBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have identified a new member of the ...

Traveling in Bardo interweaves explorations of impermanence in our everyday existence with Slater’s girlhood in America and ...

In a remote corner of China, an atelier is bolstering the economy of a small village—and giving Tibetan culture global reach.

China's mountainous southwestern area is home to one of the country's most ethnically diverse populations. In the most comprehensive genetic analysis of the native people there to date, researchers ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Tibet is not merely a political issue—it is a living culture under siege. China’s interference in Tibetan Buddhism, ...

Tibetan Election Commission announces 2026 election schedule, including preliminary round on February 1 and final round on ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Atheist China's attempt to manipulate the centuries-old Tibetan practice of searching for reincarnations of holy monks is stoking anger in the Himalayan region, a member of Tibet's ...

DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - He is a "living Buddha" with an iPod, the 23-year-old possible successor to the Dalai Lama who may bridge the gap between Tibet's elder leaders and both an alienated ...

Hindu devotees prepare to scatter ashes of the deceased into the sea as part of Ngaben, a mass cremation ceremony, in Surabaya, Indonesia. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images Many people see death as ...