While today, in India, Buddhism is strongly linked with social activism and anti-caste movements, the reason Buddhism thrived from the Ashokan period in the 3rd century BC to the Pala period in ...

Ethnic Malay Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand shot dead Pongkorn Chumapan, 16, and wounded Pokanit Morasin, 12, on Tuesday when they attacked a pickup truck taking Buddhist monks and novices ...

Hinduism’s focus on joy and God contrasted with Buddhism’s austere practices and lack of a personal deity. Additionally, Buddhism’s monastic demands disrupted societal structures ...

The doctors recommended surgery to remove her failing left kidney, a daunting prospect. Her faith, initially rooted in Buddhism, shifted unexpectedly during this critical time. In her hometown of ...

Six Buddhist Councils marked important turning points in the story of early Buddhism. This story spans the time from immediately after the death and Parinirvana of the historical Buddha in the 5th ...

The International Conclave on 'Buddha Dhamma and the Culture of North-East India' recently concluded with a heartfelt display of solidarity, cultural warmth, and spiritual reflection at the Golden ...

Self-sacrifice can harm mental health, foster resentment, and blur boundaries. True compassion balances self-care and giving, ...

Sri Lankans in Cyprus celebrated their Buddhist new year on Sunday in the Nicosia municipal gardens. The event, organised by the Sri Lanka Buddhist Association in Cyprus, began with a Buddhist ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Sacrifice, a psychological horror flick from filmmaker Prime Cruz and starring veteran director Lav Diaz, has begun production in the Philippines. Lovi Poe (Seasons), Timothy ...

Khenpo Ugen Namgyal of Bhutan, Vice President of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), expressed deep condolences on behalf of the IBC. "The loss of sacred sites--pagodas, monasteries ...

IN 2025 years AD, the road to visa heaven is strewn with sacrificial lambs. Centuries prior though, birth and death, poverty and wealth, faith and kingdoms were defined and redrawn as power changed ...

New Delhi: India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers ...