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Geshe Damdul Namgya
GBH News· 6 hours agoGeshe Damdul Namgyal received his Geshe Lharam, the highest degree of learning in Tibetan Buddhism, from Drepung Loseling Monastery in 1993. In addition to serving as the ...
What Are the Most Expensive Dog Breeds in the World?
Dog Time via AOL· 3 days agoAccording to the Pet Advocacy Network, the pet industry contributes hundreds of billions annually to the United States economy. Woof! That’s a lot of...
How the Grateful Dead ended up funding a Bay Area monastery
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoVenerable Thupten Donyo has been a Buddhist monk for more than half a century. The Gyuto Foundation...
What's the highest place on Earth that humans live?
LiveScience· 16 hours agoInhabitants of the world's highest settlement, La Rinconada, in the Peruvian Andes, face a unique set of challenges.
Big Dog Breeds: The Top 10 Largest Dogs You Need To Know
Dog Time via AOL· 5 days agoSome dogs just aren't built for apartment life. Here are some of the huge dog breeds that tower over...
A giant sinkhole in Siberia brings Russia's past back to the surface
Hardwood Paroxysm· 8 hours agoThe Batagaika Crater is more than 800 meters deep and about a kilometer wide, and is growing as the...
From South Korea to India, devotees mark the birthday of Buddha with lanterns and prayers
Associated Press· 3 days agoA devotee knelt and gently touched his head on the dome of the Boudhanath Stupa, an iconic Buddhist...
Dalai Lama told cameraman, ‘you’re fat, you need to go on a diet’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoCathy Newman, 49, said the Tibetan holy man made the comment after she interviewed him on Channel 4...
Xi Jinping’s Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears
New York Times· 21 hours agoReviving a Mao-era surveillance campaign, the authorities are tracking residents, schoolchildren and...
Opinion | A Giant Crater in Siberia Is Belching Up Russia’s Past
New York Times· 3 days agoAlready more than half a mile deep and about 3,000 feet wide, the Batagaika crater is growing as the...