I spent an hour this week chatting with Billy Wynne about his book, The Empty Path: Finding Fulfillment through the Radical Art of Lessening. Although I have relatively little knowledge about Buddhism ...

In two experiments, East Asians had more positive views of human-chatbot interactions than European Americans did. Might this tendency stem from Eastern religious traditions?

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In the heart of Kaduna State, Nigeria, a remarkable company is quietly reshaping the clean energy landscape in Africa. Powerbox Energy Systems, a homegrown clean energy company, has been making waves ...

But for one Frenchman, the is backed by science. Meet Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk whose brain scans have left researchers in awe. The 79-year-old Frenchan, who escaped to the Himalayas when ...

U.S.A.I.D. The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts. The United ...

Thailand is preparing to allow limited sales of alcohol on Buddhist holidays to cater to tourists, the latest step in the country’s effort to woo more overseas visitors. Thailand’s tourism ...

A Vajrayana Buddhist monk of French heritage and a PhD in genetics, Matthieu Ricard is the author of ‘Notebooks of a Wandering Monk’. Here, he talks about mindfulness BBC News presenter ...

India is intensifying efforts to highlight its Buddhist heritage, targeting tourism and global influence. The government is improving infrastructure at key Buddhist sites while leveraging soft power ...

Monks belonging to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism walk with ceremonial drums in a procession at the Palpung Sherabling monastery near Baijnath, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP ...

Stories of merchants are notably absent in Brahmin scriptures but are widespread in Buddhist scriptures. Shortly after the Buddha attained Nirvana, he was met by two merchants who fed him but admitted ...