Drepung Monastery is actually a collection of Buddhist chapels and colleges located about 8km west of Lhasa. The word Drepung can be literally translated as "rice pile", a name whose meaning becomes ...

A total of 13 monks from multiple monasteries are in the process of completing a preliminary examination for the Geshe ...

Also in the spotlight is the Shoton Festival, which kicked off on Monday in Lhasa, Tibet. A great Buddha display is being held at the Drepung Monastery on the outskirts of Lhasa, attracting a large ...

The 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu paid his first visit to Drepung Monastery, in Southwest China’s Xizang (Tibet) Autonomous Region, on Tuesday, encouraging the Buddhist monks to make ...

Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a White Tara (Buddha of longevity and success) mandala sand painting and perform special ceremonies August 10-13 at Asia Society ...

Photo taken on June 25, 2009 shows the figure of Buddha at the Drepung monastery in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The ground-breaking ceremony of the water supply and drainage ...

People visit a giant thangka marking the start of the annual Shoton Festival on Wednesday in Lhasa. [Photo by Daqiong/chinadaily.com.cn] Thousands of residents stood in line to see a giant thangka — a ...

On Sunday, April 18, the Tibetan Lamas of Drepung Loseling Monastery will perform the Consecration Ceremony outside the Grand Foyer of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall beginning at 2 p.m. After the ...