(The Conversation) — Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity of beliefs and practices in this tradition. (The ...

An estimated 350 Theravada Buddhist temples are in the United States, housing more than 1,000 monks, according to Paul Numrich, professor at the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus, Ohio. They ...

This series, Theravada, completed in 2016, reveals the transforming lives of the Burmese people as the heavy hand of government slowly eases. In Myanmar, the prominent religion is Theravada Buddhism, ...

(MENAFN- NewsIn) Colombo, July 28: Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha, is now a predominantly Hindu country with 81.19 percent being Hindu, 8.21 percent Buddhist, 4.39 percent Muslim, 3.17 percent ...

Judaism has its Torah, Christianity has the Gospels and Islam its Koran, but the Middle Path prescribed by the Buddha comes with no required reading. It's supposed to be about meditation and ...

The 2025 Requiem Ceremony for Victims of Traffic Accidents, themed 'Remembering those who left - For those who remain', ...

Sri Lanka’s Economic Identity: As described in last week’s column, Buddhism, beyond its spiritual teachings, has deeply influenced socio-economic life across Asia. Theravada and Mahayana, the two main ...

Vol. 34, No. 2, Focus on Asia: A Confluence of Tradition and Dynamism (Fall 2017), pp. 225-248 (24 pages) The Thai-Lao population of Northeast Thailand, twenty-two million in a national population of ...

The Therigatha, a collection of poems written in Pāli by Buddhist nuns, reveals that women’s enlightenment may not necessarily require renunciation of domestic life. Theravada Buddhism is the dominant ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract "Centesimus Annus" raises the issue of the relationship of religion to practical conduct. This paper constructs the issue; illustrates the ...

A prayer altar in the main gathering hall at the temple Wat Ratchapradit in Bangkok, Thailand. Theravada, which means “the way of the elders,” is one of the two main schools of Buddhism. Its adherents ...