The Indian Embassy in Nepal hosted a prayer ceremony for Ashadha Purnima, or Guru Purnima, uniting Buddhist monks from Theravada, Mahayana, and Bajrayana traditions. The event, held on embassy grounds ...

Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Vajrayana Buddhism – one of the major branches of the faith – which is widely practiced in Mongolia and the Himalayan regions of Bhutan, Nepal and India. These countries ...

From sacred lakes to former kingdoms, these trails deliver all the Himalayan drama without the Everest circus.

The sun rises over tall mountains in Ladakh as old temple bells ring through valleys that have heard prayers for hundreds of years. All across India, Buddhist temples stand like peaceful islands in ...