In the past, Myanmar's army has said it only attacks legitimate targets of war, accusing the resistance forces of being ...

At least 23 killed in airstrike on Buddhist monastery in Myanmar - A jet fighter is believed to have dropped a bomb on a ...

As humanity transitions to the possibilities of the mid-century let's appreciate the possibilities that the Dalai Lama's institution represents ...

Thousands gathered in the main courtyard of the Dalai Lama temple in Dharamshala to celebrate the 90th birthday of the 14th Dalai Lama.

Each of India's major mountain ranges has a distinct character, offering travelers a chance to take in gorgeous scenery and a ...

The Borobudur temple complex is located in the heart of the province of Central Java and is now considered the largest and most important cultural legacy of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition of the ...

During his reign, Ashoka built the temple and declared Buddhism the official religion of his empire, which spanned from Afghanistan to Bangladesh, excluding some parts of southern India. During his ...

Indian historian Shashank Shekhar Sinha has challenged the widely accepted theory that Buddhism vanished from India, its birth place, in the 13 th Century. In his latest book, Casting the Buddha: A ...

New Delhi: Afghanistan’s province of Nuristan was formerly called Kafiristan. Few people knew about this mountainous area before the end of the 18th century. By the year 1859, this area was ...

When Emperor Ming saw the Buddha in a dream, he sent a mission to India, triggering a chain of events that led to Buddhism’s rise in China.

The twin Buddha statues stood sentinel over a valley in Afghanistan until being destroyed by the Taliban. Now all that's left are two cavities.