A massive domed stupa carved out of sandstone lies silent in Afghanistan’s hills, its purpose lost to time and conquest. Ghostly caves and ancient coin hoards hint at a vanished Buddhist spiritual ...

The astonishing event occurred as Chonthirat, who had been bedridden for approximately two years and whose health had been ...

A woman in Thailand was found alive inside a coffin after her brother brought her to a temple to be creamated The brother ...

Why are certain government MPs ashamed that Article 9 of the Constitution states, ‘The Republic of Sri Lanka shall give to Buddhism the foremost place, and accordingly it shall be the duty of the ...

During his visit to India, Afghanistan’s Minister Alhaj Nooruddin Azizi invited Indian investment and welcomed back ...

Dalrymple calls the mass destruction of priceless manuscripts and books in these institutions “as a civilizational catastrophe”. Not surprisingly, the last great cultural export along the Golden Road ...

Making that return trip to the Land of the Rising Sun a couple of weeks ago, we just could not strike out Kyoto on our one-week itinerary. In 2018 during our first trip, it was just a quick afternoon ...

Powerful earthquake killed at least 27 people Quake also damaged historic Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif Tiles have been broken off and minarets cracked MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Nov 5 (Reuters) - ...

An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude struck the region around Mazar-e Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Monday morning. At least 20 people were killed and about 320 were injured. Roads were ...

A stampede at a temple in India’s southern state of Andhra Pradesh killed at least nine people early on Saturday, a state official said, with several injured. The stampede took place as worshippers ...