Holding itself up as the sole defender of Burmese heritage, the military has long manipulated Buddhism for its political purposes. The 78-year-old monk Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa was shot dead by ...

When the great King Anawrahta of Pagan united the whole of Burma into a single kingdom in the eleventh century and made Theravada Buddhism the national religion, there were already in existence a ...

Image Credit: Pixabay The Role of Pagodas in Myanmar's CulturePagodas of Myanmar are far more than religious buildings.They are symbols of the people's passion for Buddhism. These structures often ...

Buddhism started in India over 2,500 years ... Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa in Myanmar. It houses over 700 slabs inscribed with the Tripitaka. Each slab is 1.5 m tall and together they ...

Major Religions: Theravada Buddhism 87.9%, Christianity 6.2%, Islam 4.3%, Other 1.6% The first evidence of the Christian presence in Myanmar is traced to the 13th century -- Latin and Greek writings ...

Bhubaneswar: The hills of Udaygiri and Ratnagiri in Odisha’s Jajpur district continue to reverberate with the chants of ...