For much of the past century, the Dalai Lama has been the living embodiment of Tibet’s struggle for greater freedoms under ...

The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for ...

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...

Despite being a stateless monk with no official power, the Dalai Lama remains one of China’s most persistent challenges. As ...

Buddhism remains a powerful and enduring force in Southeast Asia, particularly in mainland countries like Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, where countless devotees engage in a myriad of ...

With Buddhist institutions and followers in Japan in decline, a Japanese priest and scholar is turning to artificial intelligence to revive spiritual engagement, an initiative drawing more interest ...

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 near its ...

Suveen Sanis Walgampola, a Buddhist and passionate community advocate, reflects on his transformative fasting experience during Ramadan alongside his Muslim roommates. In this episode, he shares ...

The Ratnagiri Mahavihara or monastery complex is spread over 18 acres of land atop a hillock much like other Buddhist sites like Udaigiri, Lalitgili nearby or like Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh. First ...

Buddhist temple in Thayitti village, Jaffna The temple was illegally built by the occupying Sri Lankan army on the private lands of 14 Tamil families, displaced in 1990 during the communal war ...

Kumarajiva, a fourth-century monk and scholar responsible for translating Buddhist texts into Chinese, is venerated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for developing Mahayana Buddhism in China.

In the Buddhist language, Pāli, the word for human dissatisfaction and suffering is dukkha. For Buddhist thinkers , all human suffering is caused by ...