Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as the Cosmological Axis, a cradle of Javanese culture.

Unlike the bigoted barbarians of Afghanistan who destroyed ... have carefully preserved one of the greatest Buddhist monuments, the Borobudur Temple in central Java, built in the 8th century ...

Whether due to natural disasters or thanks to the destructive tendencies of mankind, these iconic cultural touchstones no ...

Researchers Discover Two-Foot-Tall Buddha Statue, Shed Light on Trade Route Connecting Roman Empire to Ancient World ...

Soha Ali Khan shared photos on Instagram from her family trip to the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Japan with her husband, Kunal Kemmu, and their daughter, Inaaya. Celebrating a decade of marriage ...

A Buddhist monk has been mauled to death by his ... when it latched onto his hand at a temple in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. The 45-year-old fell over, crying in pain before the pooch then ...

Tucked down a gravel road just west of U.S. Highway 1 is White Sands Buddhist Center ... Aside from the temple, there’s also a house for nuns and monks and a dining hall. White Sands was ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Dieu de Buddhist temple the doors opened last night to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Goers say this is a time to be with family and friends to bring in the new year.

The Indonesian city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as the Cosmological Axis, a cradle of Javanese culture. Borobudur temple ...

A huge family meal starring yu sheng (a traditional raw fish salad served on New Year’s Day) isn’t the only way to celebrate the advent of the Year of the Snake. Chinese and Thai cultures have ...

Taliban authorities in northeastern Afghanistan said Wednesday that a gun attack resulted in the death of a Chinese national, while his local interpreter escaped unharmed. An Afghanistan-based ...

In Bangkok, for instance, he visited a Buddhist temple where monks chant over the animal’s body before it is cremated on site. The owner may then go down with the monks to the river, where the ...