The world's population is growing at an accelerated rate, leading to significant changes in global demographics. This ...

The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China. Xuanzang subsequently became a main character in the great Chinese epic Journey to ...

A proposed regulation in Sri Lanka targets Christian churches in the Buddhist-majority country, according to an Evangelical ...

Wirapol Sukphol was seen flying in a private aircraft in a YouTube video released in 2013 It was a jarring image; a group of Buddhist monks ... other parts of the country. These followers have ...

There were followers of the Hindu and Buddhist religions here ... Tourism before coming here from other states of the country. It is better to bring cash for travel here because internet ...

Buddhism started in India over 2,500 years ago. Buddhists follow the teachings of a man called Siddhattha Gotama. He became known as the Buddha, which means 'enlightened'. Siddhattha Gotama was a ...

Not all of the country’s several hundred thousand monks support the junta. Almost every week, dozens gather to protest in monasteries in the Buddhist heartland of Mandalay, despite surveillance ...

Members of the Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Jewish faiths blessed the gritters at a council depot. Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists from London tell the BBC what Diwali means to them.

This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the school of Buddhism or country to which one belongs. In several Asian countries, it is observed on ...