@tibetinhistory The Tibetan monastic community worked with extraordinary dedication to ensure the survival and preservation of Tibetan religion and monastic life. This task became immeasurably more difficult after 1959, when Tibetans were forced into exile in India following a torturous journey marked by trauma, loss, and displacement (the loss of their country, monasteries, fellow monks, and community). In exile, monasteries faced immense hardship, yet they undertook every possible effort to pr

This is the holiest place in Tibetan Buddhism – the Jokhang temple. Stand next to visiting pilgrims and see the Dalai Lama’s palace in 360 video. Learn more here: http://cnn.it/2iQPEB7 #CNNVR | CNN

On 3 August 2025, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama delivered public teachings at the Buddhist Dharma Center, the spiritual heart of monastic education in Ladakh. Video Courtesy: Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama | Tibet.Net

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama gives a teaching on "Eight Verses for Training the Mind’ and the ‘37 Practices of Bodhisattvas’. Over 8000 devotees present on the teaching ground in Manali, HP, India on 18 August 2019. Video Courtesy/TibetTV/CTA. | Tibet.Net

On 17 August 2025, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama offered heartfelt words to a large gathering during a Long Life Prayer Ceremony held in his honour by the Ladakh Buddhist Association, the Ladakh Gonpa Association and Sonamling Tibetan Settlement. Video Courtesy: Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama | Tibet.Net