On March 25, the renowned Sri Lankan social anthropologist Prof. Gananath Obeyesekere of Princeton University, passed away ...

A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to ...

"Death of a Unicorn," directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Jenna Ortega and Paul Rudd, features something you don't hear about every day: Killer unicorns. The film, released in the US on March 28, ...

The logo for Zen Den Wellness Spa in Lakeside is an Enso circle, a symbol in Japanese Zen Buddhism that signifies the journey to enlightenment. For spa owner Annie Dillard it also represents the ...

The elegantly carved feline figures from the third century B.C., unearthed by the British in northern India, embody both ...

In fact, people often confuse the Nazi Hakenkreuz symbol with the Hindu sacred symbol Swastik, especially in Canada.

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

Empress Dowager Ling was not a warrior, but she embraced martial symbols of her own power that ... cultures had become deeply familiar with Buddhism, a religion that they had inherited from ...