Bhutan's Global Peace Prayer Festival has begun, featuring Buddhist rituals and the Kalachakra Empowerment. The event unites ...

These events reflect Bhutan's enduring commitment to preserving and sharing Buddhism's spiritual heritage. Bhutan's Global Peace Prayer Festival stands as a historic occasion of unity, devotion, and ...

Bhutan's capital, Thimphu, will host the Global Peace Prayer Festival 2025, promoting unity and compassion through diverse Buddhist rituals. The event features a historic ordination of Buddhist nuns, ...

(RNS) — Every year, between the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, nomad tribes gather in the tiny Tibetan village of Ser Geyrgo for a prayer festival that is meant to invoke heaven. (RNS ...

An exiled Tibetan holds prayer flags called “lungta,” or wind horse, to be tied on tall posts on the third day of the Tibetan New Year, in Dharmsala, India. Tibetans believe the Buddhist prayers ...

The Global Peace Prayer Festival has commenced in Bhutan, marking the start of a landmark spiritual gathering that brings together Buddhist leaders, practitioners, and peace advocates from around the ...

The Global Peace Prayer Festival in Thimphu is bringing together an unparalleled assembly of eminent lamas from all schools ...

It’s Friday and my alarm goes off at 4 a.m. I shower, brush my teeth and I’m out the door into the brisk air. I pick up two friends who are crazy enough to join me on this early morning adventure.

A sea of vibrant colours filled Changlimithang in Thimphu as thousands gathered for the inaugural ceremony of the Global ...

The Global Peace Prayer Festival in Bhutan promotes world peace through rituals like Jabzhi, led by the king and chief abbot.

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (RNS) — The Venerable Guo Yuan led a Buddhist prayer on Tuesday (Jan. 31), wishing “a good journey” for the 11 killed in the Monterey Park mass shooting, who despite their sudden ...