As Vesak 2026 approaches, many Vietnamese are returning to pagodas not only for religious rituals, but also to seek peace ...

Police have arrested two Sri Lankan nationals on suspicion of theft after they allegedly stripped copper roofing and ...

Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Gautama Buddha, making it one of the most sacred days for Buddhists around the world. Beyond prayers, meditation, and acts of kindness, ...

Twenty-two Buddhist monks were arrested at Sri Lanka’s international airport on Saturday for allegedly smuggling a record-breaking 242 pounds of marijuana — estimated to be worth $3.4 million — inside ...

Once one of Southeast Asia’s most prominent Buddhist centers, Dong Duong Monastery in Da Nang is now reduced to overgrown ruins. Yet the treasures uncovered here continue to reveal a flourishing era ...

In late October, a Texas news headline caught my eye: "Buddhist monks embark on walk of peace from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C." As a U.S. citizen whose family fled here when I was 8 after the ...

A group of Buddhist monks who have been walking across the country for peace since October arrived in Washington, DC on Tuesday, Feb. 10, one of their last stops in a 2,300-mile journey. The men have ...

Buddhist monks have set off on a trek across the country on foot that has drawn national attention as they travel from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., as a part of a monthslong journey they ...

The "Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room" at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC, assembled by Alice S. Kandell (all photos Melissa R. Kerin/Hyperallergic) The Rubin ...

And as moths swiftly rushing enter a burning flame and die, so all these men rush to thy fire, rush fast to their own destruction. The flames of thy mouth devour all the worlds. Thy glory fills the ...

IKITSUKI, Japan — On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan ’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a special room about the size of a tatami mat is a scroll ...

TOKYO – Increasingly, people are holding proper funerals when they lose their dog, cat or other beloved pet. The ceremonies may be attended by Buddhism priests who read out sutras, and memorial ...