A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to ...

Covered in dust and resembling a Buddhist statue, the face of a dead monk emerges from the rubble of a religious examination ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Deekshbhoomi in Nagpur, the place where the architect of the Indian ...

Japan is a fascinating country with a unique mix of modern innovations and ancient traditions. It has one eye fixed on the ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

The only public sign of life from the pope since his hospitalisation was a recorded audio message thanking people for their prayers for his recovery, which he made in a weak, laboured voice.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This February 2025 image provided by the Apsara National Authority, shows a headless statue excavated by ...

KUANTAN: The Pahang Buddhist Association (PBA) held a special blessing ceremony for primary and secondary school children who are sitting for the UPSR, PMR and SPM examinations at the Wan Fo Tien ...

Giving a sight to his followers about his succession, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism also writes in his new book that a successor will be born outside China, raising the stakes in a ...

In 1807, Omar ibn Said, an itinerant Islamic scholar in West Africa, was taken prisoner during a military conflict and enslaved. About 37 years old at the time of his enslavement, he survived the ...

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama (C) arrives to attend a long life prayer offered to him by his students and devotees at a temple in McLeod Ganj on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) ...

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