Jains in Tamil Nadu are commemorating the 2,550th anniversary of Mahavira's nirvana, coinciding with the 50th year of a ...

The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, ...

A paper on “Auspicious Symbols and its Significance in Buddhist Art Andhradesa,” was presented by Regional Director (West), ...

This is the hilarious moment a Buddhist monk amused tourists by whacking them on the head with grass. Monk Chalermchai Srimueang splashed sacred water on holidaymakers at Wat Suwannaram ...

"I was in awe!" Dorje recalled later. "Usually, I'd be at the monk section looking up to whomever was celebrating. But that ...

Maharashtra goes to the polls today. Many pundits have rued that never before has Maharashtra politics been so polarised.

When Jalue Dorje was 2 years old, the Dalai Lama recognized him as the lama’s reincarnation. He just celebrated his 18th birthday and in a few months he will move to the Mindrolling Monastery in ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday called Japan a “key contributor” to India’s economic development and underscored the significance of the India-Japan Special Strategic Global ...

Like Emperors Asoka and Kanishka, the Palas also ruled over vast areas of North India over 400 years, albeit with varying ...

Meanwhile, Boy George, who says he is in a good place now, is an enthusiastic follower of Nichiren Buddhism and credits it ...

(RNS) — Sharath Jois, heir to the Ashtanga yoga practice, passed away at age 53 last Monday (Nov. 11).