Buddhism
Prostrating Pilgrims: Gaining Merit Towards Enlightenment
In Tibetan Buddhism, there are two popular ways of accumulating religious merit: prostrations and pilgrimages.
Drepung Monastery in Lhasa
Known in Chinese as Zhébàng Sì, Drepung Monastery has long been one of the major
Buddha and the Beginnings of Buddhism
The world’s fourth largest religion, Buddhism is one of the most widely revered religions, with
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The Pilgrimage of the Tibetan Buddhist
Pilgrimage has long been an essential part of the Tibetan Buddhist way of life, and
Sky Burials: An Act of Compassion and Generosity
For many visitors, sky burials, the practice of dismembering corpses and feeding them to the