Stunning candle art display was showcased at a Buddhist festival in northern India. Niranjana Deepotsav was held at Maya ...

Ancient art, stark beauty, crumbling architecture - and aching calves - are all encountered on a trek through Ladakh's Markha ...

In the Western culture, snakes are often associated with temptation, sin and evil forces, famously symbolized by the serpent in the Bible who lured Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. It is also ...

How It Changed the World' explores the profound influence of Nalanda Mahavihara on global education and culture. Launched at ...

There are six colors of Chinese dragons. They are listed below, along with their assigned meaning: Red - Luck and good ...

Chinese communities will begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Jan. 29. Why is Lunar New Year celebrated? What are the ...

Chinese New Year in Mexico City is every bit as riotous as you'd expect, with the capital's Chinatown coming to life in a blaze of color.

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and a symbol of Tibetan identity; he is revered as the manifestation of Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. He was born in 1935 in ...

"How can the stream be so clear? - It is because of the fresh water from its source (问渠那得清如许，为有源头活水来)." The documentary about ...

Mahavamsa records many Buddhist shrines at ‘Nagadipa.’ ‘Nagadipa’ is one of the Solosmastana, the 16 places of worship to which Buddhists go on pilgrimage. Paul. E. Pieris researched into the location ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- China on Friday announced that its economic growth rate for 2024 was in line with the target set by a government beset by the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs, an enduring ...