BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Security forces have locked down the area surrounding a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in southwest China, a day after a young monk burned himself to death calling for the ...

Adrak’s last words before Chinese police dragged him away were “May the Dalai Lama live 10,000 years”. The 20-year-old Tibetan monk was carrying the spiritual leader’s portrait as he walked down the ...

The Central Tibetan Administration has commemorated Tibetan monk Sonam Dhargyal on the anniversary of his self-immolation protest, highlighting ongoing concerns among Tibetans over religious freedom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Buddhist monk stands next to a banner with a picture of monk Thich Quang Duc, who set himself on fire on a busy Saigon street ...

In 1963, the monk Thich Quang Duc soaked himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire to protest the government of the Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem. Within a few years, dozens more had killed ...

BEIJING, Aug 15 (Reuters) - A Tibetan Buddhist monk burned himself to death on Monday in southwest China calling for the return of the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader condemned by Beijing as a ...

A man is dead after suffering severe burns inside the Watt Buddhacheya Mongkol Buddhist Temple in Lake Ridge, Virginia. Prince William County police said they responded to the scene on Thursday and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The self-immolation of a Vietnamese monk, Thích Quảng Đức, at a Saigon intersection in 1963 brought global attention to the ...