Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.

From the glittering Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur to the pristine beaches of Langkawi and the lush rainforests of Borneo, ...

Senior writer Jaime Diaz and senior photographer Dom Furore accompanied Tida for a week-long journey to her native Thailand ...

In search of Buddhist conscience (Baudha Hurdasakshiya Soya) (Part II of this article appeared in The Island on Monday – 03) Tissa Ranasinghe’s and Gananath’s Kannagi Gananath’s Pattini book has a ...

They walked for two days and spent a night out in the open. But protesting Belgrade university students in Serbia got a taxi ...

Residents of downtown Tokyo descended on a Buddhist temple to mark the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar by ...

When my kids were young I took them to a variety of houses of worship. When I say “young”, I mean “early teens”, and when I say “took”, I mean “dragged”. We went to Hindu mandirs, to special ...

Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried soybeans thrown at them in the hope of warding off evil spirits and ...

I got to know Kasun De Silva or rather was privileged to see amazing landscapes, archaeological sites and human-scapes a few ...

From its affordable prices and abundance of social options to its ease of getting around, Discover why Thailand is an ideal ...

A tucked away Buddhist center in the north part of Brevard County is home to some of the state's largest Buddhist statues.

For many, the Lunar New Year is a time to reflect on people they have lost. But it's also a time to set intentions and ...