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

An airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's central Sagaing region has killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, sources said ...

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.

Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama can choose the body into which he is reincarnated. His succession plan is ...

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.