Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Monday that Lord Buddha is India''s most precious heritage for all humanity. His philosophy, based on compassion, kindness, and peace, ...

Buddhist monks expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for organizing an exhibition of the sacred Piprahwa (Kapilvastu) relics of Lord Buddha in (Kalmykia), Russia, and for giving ...

In 1975, Vietnamese refugees began settling in Northwest Florida. Now they and their families are our doctors, teachers, classmates and neighbors.

Bertil Lintner reviews new books about U Thant, the Burmese schoolmaster who helmed the UN during its heyday, and about Vladimir Putin’s desperate attempts to find support in the East.

TOKYO: During World War II, the Japanese military constructed the Thai-Burma Railway connecting Thailand and Burma, now Myanmar.

“Bangkok rises like a fever dream from the humid delta. Buddhist monks in saffron robes glide past neon-lit go-go bars.” Gah!

Buddhism entered Afghanistan through the efforts of Ashoka the Great, who extended the Mauryan Empire westward in the 3rd century BCE. His missionaries spread the teachings peacefully, offering ...

River cruising makes it easy to visit off-the-beaten-path locations and see the world from a new vantage point.

If Japan can get the United States, Europe, and countries along the artery to cooperate in turning the Thai-Burma Railway into a road for peace and prosperity, it may also serve to placate the souls ...

Director Janchivdorj Sengedorj’s “Silent City Driver” has been chosen to represent Mongolia in the best international feature ...

Mumbai: Mumbai University faced mounting criticism after a Buddhist monk and research scholar, Bhadant Vimamsa, was allegedly assaulted and humiliated by the security during his ongoing agitation at ...

A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The ...