Recognised worldwide in his red robes and with his wide smile, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th dalai lama, describes himself as a ...

The birthday party capped a week of celebrations, during which the Nobel Peace Prize winner said he plans to reincarnate ...

Buddhist thangka paintings are visually captivating and impressive — but there is more to them than meets the eye. Thangkas often focus on a specific deity and scene, and their form and surrounding ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, extending his warm wishes on the occasion, said that the Tibetan leader has been an enduring ...

On New Year’s Day especially, prayers pile up at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples throughout Japan. Written on wooden plaques, called ema, these wishes float to the heavens. “Find me. Love ...

San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.

A 13th century stone inscription of an endowment for a Buddhist monastery was discovered in Jagadap in Krishnagiri.

At exactly 6 a.m. on July 1, more than 18,000 Buddhist temples across Vietnam rang three ceremonial bells and Bat Nha drums, ...

On Sundays, dozens of Buddhist temple members join together to sing songs, or gathas, in a small room at Densho in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood.But the local nonprofit building isn ...