One of the greatest examples of cultural sharing in the world, is the spread of Buddhism from India to Sri Lanka. The Island ...

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

By the time of the reign of the Northern Wei empire, both Taghbah and Chinese cultures had become deeply familiar with Buddhism, a religion that they had inherited from India in a long process of ...

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

As the world celebrates gender equality this month, Thai women are breaking barriers in many fields - yet the nation's clergy stands firm against change.In Thailand, where Buddhism is hailed as the ...

Using these sources, I argue that even though the Empress Dowager’s rule was problematic and short – resulting in her assassination – she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers .

In the light of day, you can see the small statue reduced to shards, and the hands severed from the larger figure, which represents the female version of Buddha. "This is what we call 'Guanyin ...

Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan and Leslie Bibb convened to discuss their "White Lotus" characters and how the tension between ...

Khenrap Chaeden, of the monastery explains, “This mandala is the Green Tara female Buddha.” That female Buddha Green Tara is ...