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 ...

Bodh Gaya (or Buddha Gaya as it is called in Sri Lanka), is the place where the Buddha attained Enlightenment. It was a major ...

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 ...

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 ...

He urged every individual to play a crucial role in saving the planet and stressed the importance of making rejuvenation of the Buddha Nullah a mass movement. Regarding the drug menace ...

SHANGHAI: Millions across China are returning to their hometowns from cities to celebrate their country’s most important festival: Chinese New Year, which begins on Wednesday (Jan 29 ...

The Air Jordan sneakers on Michael Jordan's iconic statue will be blocked out. The attention-grabbing marketing stunt is part of the 40th anniversary of the Air Jordan 1. The campaign kicked off ...