Buddhists accounted for about 4.1% of the global population in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. Between 2010 and 2020, the global Buddhist population declined by roughly 5%, from around 343 ...

The Drepung Gomang Monastery of South India plans for eight Tibetan Buddhist monks to share and demonstrate aspects of their endangered culture at the Capitol and the Bob Kirby Branch in a ...

Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...

SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--How noble would our daily life be if we could accept our daily as a ritual and our life as a ritual? How could we make our daily lives richer and more sustainable?

Alan Samuel, whose photographs of Tibetan Buddhist culture are currently featured at the Westhaven Center for the Arts, will give a talk on Sunday at 2 p.m. As well as talking about the photos he has ...

Varanasi: Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Banaras Hindu University, on Thursday signed an MoU with Light of ...

In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious institutions across India and Nepal – a record number – gathered at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in northern India to take various levels of the ...

Around a center stage constructed for Obonfest, a lively crowd of dancers of all ages joyfully twirled under hundreds of red and white paper lanterns. The temporary festival venue, next to the Oregon ...

MOSCOW, 2 October (BelTA - TV BRICS) - The Republic of Kalmykia is ready to host international-level events. This was stated by the Head of the region, Batu Khasikov, following the results of the 3rd ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Leaders of a Buddhist culture and worship center in the Golden Triangle are looking to do more with less. Soka Gakkai International-USA Denver has submitted ...

Tibetan nuns study during the winter examination period at the Dolma Ling Nunnery in Dharamshala, India, in 2022. Rebecca Conway/Getty Images In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from religious ...