In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

Thailand's lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved changes to ease restrictions on alcohol sales and advertising. The aim is ...

Kansas House adopts resolution denouncing a planned satanic black mass as "a despicable, blasphemous and offensive sacrilege" ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

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.

Ba Den Mountain will welcome thousands of delegates who will light candles and pray for global peace for the United Nations ...

Writing in the state-run Global Times, Zhu stated that the succession “is first and foremost an important political matter”, ...

A hilltop Buddhist temple in Bhutan, built in the 15th century, attracts visitors from across the globe, many of them struggling to conceive. They often make return visits, with children, believing ...

Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a ...

A new book written by the Dalai Lama reveals that his next incarnation will be born in the "free world," outside the ...

Invisible Prophet writes about learning the swastika is an ancient symbol of peace in Hinduism and Buddhism—distinct from its misuse in history ...