Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha’ is reissued, Dharmacharya Shantum recalls that 1988 trip with the master.

Through more than two dozen books and two organizations he helped start, he had a profound impact on the intellectual and ...

The teacher liked his pupil so much that he changed Bhim’s name to Ambedkar after his own surname, in the school records.

While in Paris, Matthiessen helped to found the Paris Review with funding from CIA sources. He later became a celebrated author of novels and nature writing, visiting many of the world’s last ...

Since time immemorial, wood has been the most ancient building material. Shelters, huts, houses, churches, and other buildings were erected using it. The complexity of the buildings increased over the ...

While the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) occupied a lot of space in political debate and media, the 125th birth anniversary of Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-59) on ...

A new show in Savannah brings together the meticulous and decadently detailed paintings of Tomokazu Matsuyama.

Four candidates were selected through a secret ballot. The judges, stunned by the unexpected result, opened their mouths wide ...

Many plants and flowers have symbolic meanings, and their presence on a grave may reflect something unique about the deceased ...

A popular misconception about the Buddhist idea of karma is that it’s about punishment — a kind of cosmic “what goes around ...

One day, I’m going to move to Southern California and become a Buddhist! As these words hung in the air, I was overwhelmed by the urge to take them back, but it was too late. My bold declaration had ...