Sikkim has recorded 84 pandemic-related deaths so far in May

Virus now present in all 31 provincial divisions of mainland China

All monastics and residents have been safely evacuated

Visitors offered firsthand experience of monastic life

His Holiness emphasizes relevance of the Buddhadharma as a salve for materialism

The farming tradition has a long history at many Chan monasteries in China

Monastics seek shelter with nearby Buddhist communities

Translation to make Buddhist teachings more accessible for laypeople

Rohingya Muslims seek refuge in neighboring Bangladesh

Appointees to fill key roles previously held by senior monastics

Military hardware deployed unsettlingly close to Buddhist holy sites

4.6-meter statue of Shakyamuni Buddha based on a 17th-century design

End to monastic expulsions in sight

Sustaining a living tradition