Merchants played a significant role in the spread and support of Buddhism, as evidenced by various Buddhist scriptures and ...

Ashoka the Great, the Mauryan emperor who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE, is widely regarded as ...

Mount Wutai, located in Wutai county, is one of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains. Since the 1st century, many ...

Wearing colorful robes and fearsome masks, the monks high stepped and spun around around the sandstone courtyard to the sound ...

UNESCO’s executive board on May 24 approved the archives of the Buddhist monk Enchin (814-891 ... extremely important in the context of the history of cultural exchanges between Japan and ...

In Do Not Try to Become a Buddha, Irish Soto Zen priest Myozan Ian Kilroy offers a collection of essays that are as much ...

Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, holds a special allure for travelers. It's not just the gateway to the majestic ...

The Gujarat government, with central support, is developing a Buddhist circuit, enhancing tourist facilities at 12 sites, including Dev Ni Mori, where Buddha's relics were found. A revised project ...

The three-alarm fire broke out about 6 a.m. in a building on Anthony Ave. used by the Buddhist monks and quickly spread to ...

“It is an exhibition dedicated to Buddhist and Shinto art that only ... “We want to reaffirm our 130-year history and its significance,” Inoue said. The exhibition will run from April ...