Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region has filled an online "treasure house" with priceless ancient books for lovers of Tibetan culture worldwide. In 2009, Tibet launched its largest ever survey of ...

Yang Liqun(front) restores an ancient manuscript as his apprentices observe. Photo: Courtesy of Yunnan Provincial Library After hundreds of years of being gnawed by insects, covered in mold or burned ...

One of the questions which a great many religions of the world address is: What happens when we die? Shakespeare’s Claudio in “Measure for Measure” bemoans the uncertainty of that question, saying ...

Two sites in Lhasa are linked to the invention of the Tibetan writing system. Outside the east wall of the Jokhang, Songtsen used to meditate next to an auspicious boulder. Later he ordered the ...

When Mordy Levine, a longtime practitioner of Buddhist meditation, turned 60 five years ago, he found himself struggling with the inevitability of death. As he searched for a teacher to guide him on ...

Have you ever heard of The Tibetan Book Of The Dead? Also known as the Bardo Thodol, this sacred Buddhist text might sound spooky in English, but it’s actually a very important and fascinating piece ...

In 2009, Tibet launched its largest ever survey of ancient books. Over the past decade, the surveyors have traveled to every corner of the region that covers more than 1.2 million square km, with the ...