Nobody embodied this idea more provocatively than the 16th-century lama Drukpa Kunley, better known as the Divine Madman, who remains a beloved saint in much of Bhutan. Carousing across the ...

The Dalai Lama has apologised for controversial comments about the possibility of a woman succeeding him. Speaking to the BBC last month, the Tibetan spiritual leader said that any future female ...

“We want the young to connect with culture and nature.” The trek started from Seo Drangsa in Talo gewog with a brief halt at the house that Drukpa Kunley visited in the 16th century, in search of an ...

That we Bhutanese have an appetite for moral outrage is a given, but the avalanche of such indignant and sanctimonious reactions does make one wonder how we would react to the divine madman Lam Drukpa ...

He is, without a doubt, one of the best-known people on the planet. In an age where celebrity is worshipped, the Dalai Lama is a faith leader who has become a spiritual superstar. As he approaches ...