In 'Casting The Buddha,' Shashank Shekhar Sinha explores the journey of Buddhism in India through historical sites, stupas, ...

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This image, provided by the Cultural Heritage Administration, shows Gongju Magoksa Five-story Stone Pagoda. (PHOTO NOT FOR ...

The old temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism dates from the Nara Period (710-784). Otagi Nenbutsuji was relocated to its current site in 1922 during the Taisho Era (1912-1926). Otagi Nenbutsuji ...

In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: “What’s our spirit like?” “The spirit of iron!” shout a group of rifle-bearing men ...

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

“When I first came here to New Jersey 35 years ago, I used to drive all the way to Long Island to go to the Buddhist temple,” he said of the almost three-hour drive. “Now, within 10 minutes ...

Speaking a few hours later, Blinken told a news conference the launch underscored the importance of collaboration between the U.S., South Korea and Japan, including on sharing real-time missile ...

SEOUL, Jan 6 (Reuters) - South Korea's government said on Monday it will extend the shutdown of Muan International Airport by a week to Jan. 14, citing the ongoing investigation into the crash of ...

A finance ministry spokesperson declined to comment. Yoon's Dec 3 martial declaration stunned South Korea and led to the first arrest warrant to be issued for a sitting president.