The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, watching the celebrations of his 18th birthday in silence, with a faint smile.

He heard the monks with shaved heads, in maroon and gold robes like his own, chant sacred mantras. Behind them ... Watching ...

It's the last big party for Jalue Dorje before he joins a monastery in the Himalayan foothills — thousands of kilometers from ...

Jalue Dorje knew it would be the last big party before he joins a monastery in the Himalayan foothills -- thousands of miles ...

Jalue Dorje grew up like a typical American teen in a Minneapolis suburb playing football and listening to rap music, but ...

The Tibetan Buddhist community in Minnesota recently celebrated a special spiritual milestone—honoring 18-year-old Jalue ...

Jalue Dorje grew up like a typical American teen playing football and listening to rap music in a Minneapolis suburb. After ...

Read about the extraordinary coming-of-age story of Jalue Dorje, a young Buddhist lama recognized by the Dalai Lama as a ...

Teenage Buddhist lama celebrates last birthday in the U.S. before joining Himalayas monastery - A U.S.-born Buddhist lama ...

Jalue Dorje knew it would be the last big party before he joins a monastery in the Himalayan foothills -- thousands of miles ...

He heard the monks with shaved heads, in maroon and gold robes like his own, chant sacred mantras. Behind them ... Watching ...