In ‘Democracy’s Dhamma’, Gitanjali Surendran traces the history of buddhism in the South and South-east Asia and how it interacted with nationalism, modernity, caste and more.

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Bhante Sujatha, a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk leading a temple in Woodstock, Illinois, hopes a new outdoor, interfaith ...

Wu Zetian was a fifth-grade concubine in the Chinese royal harem in the 7th century who rose to become China's only empress.

Bodhgaya situated in the west of river Phalgu, is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in the world. Attributed as the place ...

The Minister of Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, observed on Saturday that the path for disseminating of Buddha Madhyama Marg ...

A giant Buddha statue decapitated by a storm has sparked apocalypse fears from religious locals in Thailand. The head of the 200ft reclining Buddha statue broke off amid heavy rain at the Wat Phra ...

Madhu Purnima, one of the sacred festivals, is celebrated on the day of the full moon in the Bangla month Bhadra, in ...

DHAKA, Sept 16, 2024 (BSS) - The Buddhist community will celebrate one of their major religious festivals 'Madhu Purnima' in ...

The Ranil’s manifesto claims that Sri Lanka became the “granary of the East” by adhering to Theravada economic policies, yet it does not explicitly define these policies. Instead, it contradicts this ...

Mindfulness is everywhere, and its backed by everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow to Buddhist practitioners and the US military. But ...

Two women dressed as Buddhist nuns, with shaved heads and wearing white robes, were spotted soliciting money from passersby ...