The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. However, his relationship ...

The traditional bathing of the Buddha and a long procession marked the start of Vesak 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Fourteen young nuns died when Thutaythaka Nunnery collapsed. A month later, their abbess still waits beside the rubble ...

The ruling junta, the Rohingya issue that emerged during Pope Francis' visit in 2017, the riches of the territory and the ...

However, the monastic leaders in Southeast Asia, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced, decided that Mahayana nuns could not ordain Theravada nuns, leaving countries such as Thailand, Laos ...

Focus on the history of the ancient ‘Silk Road’ may have overshadowed the powerful influence of India on the many cultures ...

Indeed, the Modi government’s policy of self-interest sans principled Foreign Policy seem to belie proclamations of the ‘neighbourhood first”, and have paid diminishing returns in the face of ...

The Vesak 2025 celebration at Borobudur Temple will run from 4 to 12 May, highlighted by the release of 2,569 lanterns.

The erosion of trust in democratic institutions - often fuelled by the very people who need it - is a challenge for any ...