Before dawn breaks tomorrow over the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, 67-year-old former teacher D. Santi will already be there, dressed in white and holding a small oil lamp.

U.S.-born Buddhist lama Jalue Dorje smiles as he blesses people by tapping bowed heads with a ritual vase and a peacock feather at the end of 12 days of empowerments, or initiation rituals and ...

VTV.vn - The top legislator highly appreciated the VBS’s active contributions to strengthening the great national unity bloc and encouraging monks, ...

Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the world-famous Shaolin Temple in Central China's Henan province, was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday for multiple crimes, including embezzlement and bribery, a ...

The embassies of Sri Lanka and Nepal in Thailand, in collaboration with Wat Pho, also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, jointly hosted celebrations on Thursday for International Vesak Day ...

Nepalese artist Tsherin Sherpa moved to California, where thangka, American pop culture and comic books fused into his artwork.

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Brenneman completed her master's degree, almost 40 years after graduating from Harvard with a degree in comparative religion ...

A Chinese proverb reveals that performing good deeds brings lasting benefits. Acts of kindness, generosity, and compassion enrich the giver's life. This ancient wisdom remains relevant today, ...

The Tibetan movement has long been dependent on the personal moral authority of the Dalai Lama. In a post-Dalai Lama world, the Central Tibetan Administration will need to step up.

VCG. Former abbot of the renowned Shaolin Temple Shi Yongxin, originally named Liu Yingcheng, was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison ...

Photo courtesy of International Crisis Group The government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced plans to ...