Alongside Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple is one of the most important sites in Tibet. The Jokhang Temple was built in the seventh century to promote Buddhism in Tibet, and as such earned the ...

"Qamba," also spelled "chamba," is derived from the bodhisattva Maitreya, while "lin" is the Tibetan word for temple. Inside, just as in Jokhang, the Buddha and his 12 Bodhisattva disciples are ...

speaking Tibetan): ♪ ♪ >> NARRATOR ... customs was solemnly held in front of the statue of Shakyamuni at Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. >> NARRATOR: The Chinese government provided this video.

But the conspirators in the Tibetan ruling class mistook the ... 7,000 rebels seized control of the Potala Palace, the Norbulinka Monastery, the Jokhang Temple, the Ramoche Temple and other ...

Also founded in the 7th century, the Jokhang Temple Monastery is an exceptional Buddhist religious complex. Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's former summer palace, constructed in the 18th century, is a ...

At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky who died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads. In ...