The Saraha Nyingma Buddhist Institute is raising money for security system after years worth of vandalism took its toll ...

When one thinks of sacred cities in India, Varanasi often claims the spotlight—eternal, luminous, and fiercely alive. Yet, ...

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that Pakistan “stands as a wall between terrorism and the rest of the ...

Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also ...

The Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple is getting ready to celebrate Cambodian New Year this weekend. Here's what to know before ...

Long ago in ancient India reigned a Greek king named Menander I Soter, a great conqueror and benefactor of Buddhism ...

Nearly 100 Buddhist monks have been protesting at Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple since February, demanding the repeal of Bodh Gaya Temple Act (BTA), 1949 and that the management rights of the site, with ...

The mercantile boom of India emerged 2,500 years ago, with caravans travelling from the Ganga river basin northwards towards Gandhara in the Indus river ... These merchants were patrons of Buddhism ...

The fires have already badly damaged other historic sites, including much of Gounsa Temple in Uiseong, which was built in 681. "The buildings and remains of what Buddhist monks have left over ...

Among the most heartbreaking losses is the destruction of the historic Gounsa Temple, a Buddhist site with over 1,300 years of history. Meanwhile, a 600-year-old Andong Hahoe folk village, a Unesco ...

It depicts a young American woman who is interested in joining a yearlong meditation program at a Buddhist temple, even though Thai temples do not offer such programs. It also portrays a temple ...