Tibetan yaks, hunting dogs, deer, red-crowned cranes and horses … Beauty in Vitality, an ongoing exhibition at the National ...

The Chinese government venerates Kumarajiva not only for his contributions to Buddhism but also as a symbol of China’s ...

Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was famously denounced as an “unmitigated rascal” by the New York Times in 1871. In Sri Lanka, however, he is still remembered as the revered legend of Buddhist revival—and, ...

Dr Upul Wijayawardhana How would the Buddha have looked like in real life?” This question was posed by Prof. Asanga Thilakaratna, the Chief Editor of the Encyclopaedia of Buddhism, during one of the ...

Across the globe, monumental sculptures capture the spirit of their times, paying tribute to historical figures, legendary ...

Within the golden pagoda is housed a beautiful gilded statue of Buddha which is modelled on the kala Buddha of Nalanda archive. The area also houses a centre for cultural research of the Tai ...

Southeast Asia's warm, wet climate is helpful, as is its supply of coal, particularly in Indonesia. Many of the people in this part of the world are used to living in cramped quarters--three ...

Ashes believed to belong to Buddha were paraded through the streets in India. The sacred relics of Lord Buddha and his two disciples, Shariputra and Mahamoglan, were honoured in a grand procession in ...

Apple Inc. pulled off a major feat for Wall Street ... even amid an unexpected revenue decline in Greater China. Apple's biggest revenue-generator - the iPhone - saw revenue decline 1%, dragging ...

Ludhiana: A total bandh was observed in Ludhiana on Tuesday over a statue of Bhim Rao Ambedkar being vandalised by a man in Amritsar on Republic Day. While all major markets of the city remained ...