A monk named Xuanzang walked thousands of miles through deserts, bandit territory, collapsing kingdoms, and “dragon-filled rivers” to reach India — then brought home 657 Sanskrit texts that reshaped ...

Buddhist monks on a cross-country Walk for Peace were welcomed as they walked through Lexington County on Friday.

This is the only remaining national treasure from the 10th century, located in Hanoi, and is not only a Buddhist artifact but ...

Some Buddhists asserted that, though a Buddhist king should be committed to non-violence, he might be called upon to cancel ...

Facts about the life and times of Siddhartha Gautama, the man who would become the Buddha, are elusive, but scholars are finding answers in Lumbini, Nepal. A Buddhist sage, known as a sadhu, sits ...

The Seven Lucky Gods usher in good fortune in the new year in Japan. Among them, Hotei plays the most prominent role, for he ...

Contributing columnist Larry Smith explores how religion-based AI chatbots will influence people seeking answers about faith.

BENGALURU: Lingayat and Basava activists don’t want to remain a mere vote bank for any party, and are proposing an initiative ...

The artist-designer swapped city bustle for a hilltop home in Higashiyama — it mirrors his Zen approach to life ...

Batchelor’s latest book is “Buddha, Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times.” There he draws on a different ...

The exhibition at the Museum of the African Diaspora moves between history and futurity without settling on a singular ...

These episodes teach bite-sized lessons from real-life religions to children and parents in an approachable and thoughtful ...