When Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami issued a proclamation on Tuesday announcing the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, no one in the audience remembered the last time Hanamatsuri festivities were held at the ...

“They were careless people… They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people ...

In his new book, the 14th Dalai Lama claims that his successor would be born in “a free world” which was outside China. China's foreign ministry has criticised the Dalai Lama after he claimed ...

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Nirvana’s You Know You’re Right provides the haunting soundtrack for the new The Last Of Us season two trailer. There’s seemingly a grunge fan working in the music department for The Last Of ...

Creator Mike White is interested in Buddhist principles, which influenced the character's arcs this season. Greg's storyline continues from season two, hinting at karmic consequences for his past ...

A popular Vietnamese monk and his companions have headed to Malaysia from Thailand after they failed to enter war-torn Myanmar on their walking pilgrimage to reach India, the birthplace of Buddhism, ...

Nuns with the Great Wisdom Buddhist Institute practice the art of Tibetan Buddhist debate in a prayer hall in Brudenell, P.E.I. (Kerry Campbell/CBC) An investigation into Buddhist land holdings in ...

Religion thus has five dimensions—Philosophy, Ritual, Value Systems, Symbols, and Religious Structure ... creatures’ liberation until every being achieves Nirvana, contrasting with earlier Buddhism’s ...

India is intensifying efforts to highlight its Buddhist heritage, targeting tourism and global influence. The government is improving infrastructure at key Buddhist sites while leveraging soft power ...