Buddhism flourishes in Siberian republics
After giving up his job as a programmer and leaving his native village for the datsan (temple) at Ivolga, the spiritual heart of Russian Buddhism, Chingiz Shagdurov found peace at last.
China Keeps World Guessing on Game Plan for Tibet
Tourists and Buddhist pilgrims flow through a dim quarter of a Lhasa temple illuminated by manhole-size butter candles in brass urns. Some stop to tuck a banknote or two in glass barriers in front of towering Buddhist images, including the Great Fifth Dalai Lama
Beijing stands accused as power giant wins approval to dam Tibetan holy lake
A row over Communist cronyism has erupted in China after the prime minister approved plans to build a controversial dam on a Tibetan holy lake, one of the country’s last great wildernesses.
Beijing stands accused as power giant wins approval to dam Tibetan holy lake
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Old habits dying as future beckons
Until two years ago, farmer Nyima, 44, and her husband, Bazhu, 45, eked out a living on their little plot outside Tsedang, earning about 300 yuan (S$63) a month.