The Ocean Sutra is a 1,500-year-old Mahayana Buddhist manuscript that shows a strong influence of Tantrik Shaiva ideology. It ...

Located around 50km south-east of the capital Leh, Takthok is the only monastery in Ladakh that belongs to the oldest school ...

Demons form an essential part of the type of Buddhism practiced in Tibet. Derived from the native Tibetan religion, these ...

Explore the revelations from the international seminar 'Kashi Vaibhav: A Historical Discourse' at Banaras Hindu University, where scholars discussed Kashi's significance and the prophecy of the next ...

The Vas retreat of three months during the rainy season where upasampada bhikkhus (high ordained monks) stay indoors, which ...

This thrilling, wide-ranging exhibition maps the complex connections among European and Asian civilizations from A.D. 500 to ...

“Like a little meditation?” I venture. “Exactly,” he replies, emphatically, validating our shared moment of mindfulness.

Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; the festivals of Wesak and Parinirvana Day; the Eightfold Path. Summary: this assembly is suitable at about the time of the festivals of Wesak (April or ...

Representatives from Buddhist communities, experts, scholars, and guests from over 70 countries are attending the October 15-17 Sixth World Buddhist Forum in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, eastern China.

While Christianity is hardly on the radar of young people in Western countries, Buddhism is growing in popularity. In fact in the 90s, as people were leaving the church in their thousands, it was the ...