His voice impressed King Bimbisara, who suspected that the boy came from an aristocratic background ... often patronised Buddhism by feeding monks. For example, the courtesan Amrapali purchased ...

On February 22 and 23, the Japanese theater group Shindora returned to the stage with their latest musical, Kaneko Mama and ...

What's the link between centuries-old Tibetan Thangka paintings and Banarasi silk? Why is Ladakh so important for Kashmiri ...

A squad of climbers, steeled by ascents in the Tetons, made a historic Himalayan climb in 1963, even after the mountain ...

In essence, Buddhist monks (whom the tradition considers to be farthest along ... with Buddhism's Maitreya seems to have been an effort on his part to enhance his image with his followers, as well as ...

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

A local resistance group fighting against the military government in Myanmar has acknowledged responsibility for the killing last week of a Buddhist monk and his disciple in the country’s eastern ...

Greek Buddhist monk's four decades of meditation practice culminates in new publication examining how meditation can lead to either attachment or liberation This publication represents an ...