The Diamond Sutra is a sacred Mahayana Buddhist text whose teachings date back to the 5th century BC. Part of a series of sutras known as ‘the perfection of wisdom’, the book was translated into ...

The cabinet has approved an application to propose Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat as a Unesco world heritage site, 12 years after it was first placed on a tentative list.Local ...

January 26, 2025 • For centuries, houses of worship have served as havens for people needing refuge — and, in recent decades, sanctuary from the U.S. government. January 23, 2025 • As ...

Around the world, there are around 400 million people who describe themselves as Buddhists, most of them living in countries where it is the dominant belief system, like Thailand or Burma. In addition ...

It exploited the Buddhist belief that once a person dies, his body must be buried in the family plot or his soul will wander aimlessly. Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our Partners ...

Moreover, Bhutan is the only VajrayÄ na Buddhist (part of Mahayana, one of the two main divisions of the religion) country in the world, Varma said, alluding to why Bhutan was protective about its ...

Chinese New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival) is ...

You are very welcome here at the School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin, where you will find an open-minded and diverse set of scholarly approaches to the study of ...