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

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan -- For centuries they have gazed benevolently from their mountain homes as wars raged across the Afghan plains. But now the two massive Buddha statues could themselves become ...

The Taliban leader says there is no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as sharia laws ...

In February 2020, they announced the Doha Accords — heavily skewed in the Taliban’s favour — virtually accepting the narrative that the Taliban were the representatives of Afghanistan ...

The Taliban leader says Afghanistan has a “golden opportunity” for unity and reconciliation. Hibatullah Akhundzada, who ...

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

LHASA -- Under the guidance of Buddhist groups, the succession of living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism is carried out in accordance with religious rituals and historical conventions, said a white ...

A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan -- a beacon of ...

As a part of a television broadcast, world travelers Hal and Halla Linker toured the Afghan countryside in 1973, years before the Soviets invaded and the Taliban took control of the Buddhist site ...

Many Afghan students have already left for Afghanistan, while others remain in limbo, unsure of their future. Afghanistan has historically shared a deep connection with Pakistan, with millions of ...

Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Thursday Tehran has not closed all doors to resolve its ...