Dr. Ian MacCormack to take up the position from October

The nuns attribute the win to their hard work and communication with residents

Buddhist nuns vow to continue building ties with the local community

Journalists resign amid moves by the junta to stifle dissent

After success in 2018, nuns face opposition to building plans

Oldest school of Tibetan Buddhism will abandon recently adopted leadership model

Dzogchen Rinpoche has yet to formally accept the position

Training drawn from Vajrayana Buddhism offers hope

Appointees to fill key roles previously held by senior monastics

Military hardware deployed unsettlingly close to Buddhist holy sites

Historical relics and local population suffer under pervasive haze

Noted scholar and spiritual leader mourned

First Sakya Trizin to be enthroned under new succession system

Research underlines positive environmental benefits