A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to ...

When Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami issued a proclamation on Tuesday announcing the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, no one in the audience remembered the last time Hanamatsuri festivities were held at the ...

Nalanda contributed to the development and evolution of two major Mahayana Buddhist philosophies — Madhyamaka and Yogacara, Abhay K writes in his book, 'Nalanda: How it Changed the World'. Excerpts: ...

Many have read The Secret and tried the techniques it suggests—hanging images of their desires on  the wall, writing and ...

Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

Yet this fiction on Ajita, the forerunner of the Charvaka school of thought, forges forth with an inexorable, passionate force, drawing the reader inwards to the centrifuge of its arguments and ...

Actor Phalguni Khanna, known for starring in the Sonakshi Sinha starrer Akira (2016), recently made her Sri Lankan film debut ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a nearly three-hour conversation with AI researcher and podcaster Lex Fridman, delved into his views on le.

In a podcast with Lex Fridman, PM Modi revealed fascinating facts about his birthplace and lessons learned while working at ...

For many years now, I have gradually and quietly become what you may call “spiritually independent.” I’m now in my early seventies, and my personal faith practice is now beyond “religion.” To put it ...

Achieving world peace is something that leaders across the globe have been working toward for decades, but we can all do our part by being kind to one another. Thankfully, there are words of wisdom ...