Tibetan new year Losar begins on Feb 21
Come Losar and Tibetans go into a festive mood as it is an annual occasion when the entire Tibetan community has a reason to plunge into joy and merry-making. They make new year resolutions amid the air of festivity and jubilation.
Snow in Lhasa ushers in Tibetan New Year
Snow blanketed this capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region Feb. 15 morning, an unusual sight for February that local people called an auspicious greeting for the upcoming Tibetan New Year.
Monk contemplates life of movie-making
It was hard to reach Khyentse Norbu, Tibetan spiritual leader-turned-film director, as he traveled from his native Bhutan to Sydney, Australia, then to Tokyo and Honolulu on his way to the Miami International Film Festival
Monks bring art form made of sand to UA
Sitting on blue and teal pillows, a Tibetan monk draped in a maroon robe leaned close to the ground to touch up a yin and yang symbol the size of a thumbnail.