No churches are officially recognized by the Bhutanese government and any attempt to convert people from the state religion ...

Interview: As China hosts the Sixth World Buddhism Forum, Claire Vidal, associate professor at the Lumière University Lyon 2, ...

A Vietnamese Buddhist monk who escaped persecution in his homeland realizes his goal of creating a new center in which to ...

Venerable Master Shi Yongxin, abbot of Shaolin Temple in Henan province and vice-president of the Buddhist Association of China, said on Thursday that digital technologies have been widely used to ...

Religious practitioners in Korea need to unite to speak and act in the international community on issues such as the ...

The first was “Why I like Buddhism?” and the second was “How useful it is to the world in its present circumstances?” He said whereas all other religions bothered themselves with God and ...

William Dalrymple’s new book brings back this question. It’s plausible that in ancient times, a new religion like Buddhism could survive its infancy because it wasn’t really seen as a faith.

Prashant Mehta of the Triratna Mangal Baudhh Sangh, the organiser of the event, said that the ceremony was held in accordance ...

Vap full moon poya day is of special significance especially for Buddhists in Sri Lanka because of Katina Cheevara puja –the ...

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has established 49 Dhammasekha (formal Buddhist schools) spread across Indonesia, according ...