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

In August 2025, 161 Tibetan Buddhist nuns from institutions across India and Nepal – a record number – gathered at Dolma Ling Nunnery in northern India to take various levels of the Geshema ...

At a lecture in National Museum, Prof Abhijit Dandekar described how Maharashtra's ruling families, from Satavahanas to Maharathis and Mahabhojas, funded cave construction.

For the first time, a woman will serve as the Archbishop of Canterbury, following the 105 men who have held the role since St ...

Chief Buddhist prelates in Sri Lanka have rejected a proposed child protection law that criminalizes corporal punishment, ...

In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan’s long-governing Liberal ...

Japan’s new Liberal Democratic Party leader, Sanae Takaichi, is one of its most conservative members. Aligned with Shinzo Abe’s nationalism, her stance on wartime history could strain ties with China ...

Austin Tanton and Kayla Thompson face federal charges in the 2023 Molotov firebombing of the Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Center in New Caney.

There are numerous stories told around the life and times of the Buddha some of which, unfortunately, belittle His great achievements. Perhaps, some are due to the enthusiasm of the chroniclers who ...