Ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced that he will be reborn after he dies, and that the Tibetan Buddhist ...

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In his monthly radio address 'Mann Ki Baat', PM Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to those who were going on pilgrimages ...

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Bangkok defies metaphor. An enigma wrapped in a traffic jam? Just step out and surrender to its din and aromas over this ...

The tallest statues in the world blend faith, history, and architecture into awe-inspiring landmarks. Read on to discover these breathtaking creations.

A new exhibition at the British Museum in London traces the stunning evolution of India's devotional art through 189 objects.

Nara Japan offers beauty, history and deer encounters, and is especially gorgeous during cherry blossom season.

Its main shrine hall, built by craftsman from Thailand, was completed in 1963. The state provided the land, and Rama IX, as Bhumibol was officially known, gifted a Buddha statue and granted his ...

From the time of Ashoka to the Palas, the Bodhi temple continued to be a Buddhist place of worship and a site of pilgrimage. Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited Bodh Gaya in 629 AD during the reign ...

Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a spiritual home for practicing Buddhists, Hindus and Christians, reflecting New ...

In an interview last year, Pope Francis reiterated his long-held dream of visiting China and praying at the Sheshan shrine, a site originally established by Jesuit missionaries in the 19th century.