While his scholarship is commendable, his interpretation of “militant Buddhism” fails to contextualize the Sri Lankan case ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

The first ruler of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, King Rama Thibodi, made two important contributions to Thai history: the establishment and promotion of Theravada Buddhism as the official religion (to ...

The discovery of 2-metre-long Buddha heads with intact features in Ratnagiri establishes that Buddhism was the predominant ...

In Turkmenistan, the ancient city of Merw opens a window to Buddhist stupas and monasteries, echoing stories of the Silk Road's rich history. Uzbekistan, with its enchanting cities like Samarkand ...

My name is Hivin and I'm a Buddhist. I follow the teachings of the Buddha, who lived two and a half thousand years ago. He said that life was full of suffering and that suffering was caused by ...

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 ...

Some of these previous lives are recorded in the Buddhist scripture, the Jakata. Mahayana Buddhism close Mahayana BuddhismOne of the major schools of Buddhism, it includes Tibetan and Zen Buddhism.

Director Hindol Sengupta has documented Kushok Bakula’s legacy, including his diplomatic and spiritual achievements, in the ...

Other aspects of the site include interviews with various celebrities, such as Richard Gere, about their interest in Tibet and Buddhism ... Thai culture, Thai history, the current political ...

The Embassy of Pakistan in Korea produced a documentary shedding light on the South Asian country's rich Buddhist history and ...