Like the Potala Palace, the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery holds a lot of significance in Tibetan Buddhism. Not only was the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery founded by the first Dalai Lama, but later it became the ...

It was not immediately known whether he was in his Tashi Lhunpo Monastery at the time. The epicenter was about 25 kilometers (15 miles) from the main part of the city, which is called Xigaze in ...

Forced into exile by the Chinese invasion of 1959, the monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery share their endangered culture with audiences in the west. Their performances bring to the west the sacred ...

The Dalai Lama offered prayers for victims of the powerful earthquake that claimed more than 120 lives. His Holiness led a ...

“Gyalson had an audience with Khen Rinpoche and Kilkhang Rinpoche of Tashi Lhunpo, where discussions were held on the upcoming visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the monastery. The CEC also ...

According to a fact-sheet on the January 7 earthquake – which levelled thousands of houses and killed over 100 people in ...

Belonging to the Tashi Jong community of Tibetan refugees, the monastery is a beautiful structure. The temple is surrounded by a beautiful garden. Secondary prayer halls are situated on either ...