After Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi, the abbot of Sogen-ji- a Rinzai Zen training monastery in Okayama, Japan, visited Washington ...

The Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) is organising a National Seminar-cum-Workshop at Bar ...

The Buddhist scholars and monastic leaders from across the Himalayan region on Sunday gathered in the North Indian hill town Shimla to host a seminar on Nala ...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Buddhist history hasn’t got much attention from mainstream historians. But a new paper maps the widespread travels of a 16th-century Buddhist yogi from Rameswaram. He set out ...

As a practicing Buddhist, I hold and cultivate the ideals of compassion, mindfulness, wisdom, and lovingkindness, also translated as “friendliness.” My personal favorite religious observance ...

Who is Barkha Madan? Meet the former model and actor, who made her Bollywood debut with Akshay Kumar's Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi, and now lives as a 'Buddhist nun'. Barkha Madan is one of those ...

TheWenshuMonastery in Chengdu, Sichuan province gave out 100,000 cups of freshly cooked Laba porridge to visitors from Jan 5 to 7 to celebrate the Laba Festival. Visitors line up for free Laba ...

Professor Morrison began teaching at Middlebury College in 2003, just before completing her Ph.D. in religious studies from Stanford University. She teaches classes on the Buddhist tradition and ...

Buddhism is one of the largest religions in ... Entry Play your chosen music and display one of the focus images if you wish. 2. Introduction Tell the assembly: Today we'll be hearing about ...

Smartphone apps, social media, and artificial intelligence are all making religion more accessible. Is it enough to slow ...

Buddhism originated in the life, teaching, and personality of a remarkable Indian sage, Siddhartha Gautama, the son of a petty king whose capital was at Kapilavasta in northern India. The life ...