The decline is part of a broader trend of secularization in South Korea. A Gallup Korea survey shows that the proportion of ...

They also took 22 pledges, which were taken by Dr Babasaheb Ambekdar in 1956 after shunning Hinduism and converting to ...

Across the 36 countries surveyed, people’s views on the importance of religion to national identity vary widely. Large shares in middle-income countries ...

The museum aims to reclaim 350 Buddha bronzes excavated from Nagapattinam, now dispersed across museums in India and abroad, ...

Dhamma means 'to uphold', and therefore it is central to Buddhist belief as it 'holds up' the religion and Buddhists may also believe that it upholds the natural order of the universe. Dhamma is ...

Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of life and do not worship gods or deities. Buddhism is a spiritual ...

The United States has a “relatively low level of religious nationalism” compared to other countries, but its impact on ...

We asked people in three dozen countries how they see religion's role in society, government and national identity.

However, there are different Buddhist beliefs, based on the five moral precepts as well as ethical reasons, about the type of contraception being used and how they work. The First Moral Precept ...