An imposing statue of Amitābha Buddha has been unearthed at Yakjon-ri site, with ceramic and tile finds confirming it dates ...

Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Monday emphasised the need to develop a Buddhist tourism circuit in the region to promote spiritual tourism and cultural exchange.

4. Scriptures were written in the Pali language. Emperor Ashoka played a significant role in spreading Theravada Buddhism. 1. Mahayana Buddhism emerged around the 1st century CE, and its doctrines ...

The center follows Tibetan Buddhism, a branch of Mahayana Buddhism. They focus on teacher status, rituals and initiations, visual symbolism, mantras and meditation. A typical teaching began at 7: ...

Day International Conclave on Buddha Dhamma and the Culture of Northeast India” was held today at the Multipurpose Hall, ...

This place also has special significance in Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, but the beliefs are different. There is coordination among people of all religions that Kailash is the centre of ...

In a letter, women of different faiths and nationalities (including many from Asia) express “respect and gratitude” for the pontiff who recognised their ...

Buddhists flocking to see a sacred tooth in Sri Lanka were urged by authorities to stay away on Thursday after four people died and hundreds fell sick while in lengthy queues. Regional police chief ...

Buddhist devotees flocking to see a sacred tooth in Sri Lanka were urged to stay clear by police after hundreds of people queuing fell sick and a woman died. Regional police chief Lalith ...

Religious communities around the world joined Catholics mourning the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday. Francis' election as the spiritual leader of the nearly 1.4 billion baptized Catholics ...

(RNS) — On May 6, just days before Buddhists around the world celebrate the holiday of Vesak, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will put relics of the Buddha — what Sotheby’s calls the “Piprahwa Gems ...