These flags are commonly put up on the third day of the Tibetan New Year, ‘Losar’ and on occasions like marriages and other important functions. The flags also embody the cycle of life.

Buddhist prayer flags essentially carry our prayers via the wind to get them answered. Here&rsquos what you need to know about them before telling your friend visiting Leh-Ladakh to get some for you.

Beijing has spoken loud and clear: the next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama will be in China, and approved by the Chinese ...

The Prayer Flag, or Wind-Horse Flag, can be seen hanging throughout the Tibetan Plateau and indeed, anywhere Tibetans live, such as Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and Yunnan provinces as well as in ...

The Dalai Lama’s video address sets up a potential clash with Beijing, which views the Tibetan spiritual leader as a ...

Jetsunma tells Rinpoche that she has placed Tibetan prayer flags over the zappers; however, he is outraged, and during the night someone cuts the electric cords. Furthermore, ...

Art students at St. Norbert College in De Pere collaborated with staff and students at the Lutsey Unit Club to create prayer flags.