The Takthok monastery, some 50 kilometres south-east of Leh, the capital of India's northern Ladakh region, belongs to the oldest school of Tibetan Buddhism with direct links to Indian scholar ...

Discover the story of Westminster Abbey’s Benedictine monastery, from the arrival of the first twelve monks in 960 AD to its dramatic dissolution under Henry VIII in 1540. On this 90-minute journey ...

Bringing a beautiful gift to our coastal cities, four Tibetan monks from Gaden Shartse Phukhang Monastery in India are ...

As with other topics in my world tour of travel stories, I'm going to leave the heavy lifting in terms of history and culture for more qualified sources -but you should know that, along with the ...

The old man flashes a mischievous, gap-toothed smile, his face furrowed by time like the mountain landscape around him, radiating contentment as he waves a prayer wheel in his hand. He has been ...