Tibetan Buddhism is a distinct form of Buddhism that developed on the Tibetan Plateau. It blends Indian Buddhist philosophy ...

The Great King Ashoka's relentless quest for the revered relic - "The Ashes of the Buddha" - marked the genesis of his ...

Social media has turned traditional Japanese matcha into a commercial trend, though its roots lie in Zen Buddhism. A scholar ...

Why do people choose a particular religion? Raised Catholic, Pierrick Wattez, 49, found his path to Buddhism through the ...

Prof. Nalin Kumar Shastri emphasized that the return of the relics speaks to Buddhism’s renewed relevance in tackling today’s ...

I have been studying the social dynamics of ancient Buddhism for decades now. This religion has irrevocably shaped the shared history and social structures of this subcontinent in ways we haven’t yet ...

Author Amitav Ghosh speaks about metempsychosis—the idea of the transmigration of souls into any life form—one of the key ...

Pure Land Buddhism offers a way to enlightenment for people who can't handle the subtleties of meditation, endure long rituals, or just live especially good lives. Pure Land Buddhism offers a way to ...

By halting the Sotheby’s auction of rare Piprawah Gems, sacred Buddhist relics excavated in 1898 in Uttar Pradesh, India is ...

The Buddha once stopped a water war between relatives by asking a simple question: What is more valuable: water or human life ...