The best known Chinese folk representation of snakes is the Legend of the White Snake. The snake's role in it has gone from ...

Reading the detailed news article under the title ‘First Sri Lankan Buddhist monk in 105 years joins Oxford for MPhil in Buddhist Studies’ (The Island/December 6, 2024) was a refreshing experience for ...

The story of how Buddhism set down its roots in India is enshrined within ancient stupas, temples, monasteries and caves – ...

Near a highway in New Jersey stands one of the largest Buddha statues in the U.S., serving as a spiritual and interfaith ...

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When Thanapat Termsintawee was a third-year student at the School of Fine and Applied Arts, Bangkok University, he conducted ...

Her monograph, The Power of Patriarchs: Qisong and Lineage in Chinese Buddhism, offers a biography of the Chan monk Qisong (1007-1072) and analysis of his promotion and understanding of Chan lineage.

Sri Lanka’s lurch into universal suffrage in 1931 had certain consequences for the Left. For one thing, it compelled the Left ...

Kamwe, our dear friend, even Buddhist monks would struggle to remain calm after such performances ... Yanga, you love to tell ...

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The second edition of the India-Nepal Cultural Festival organised by the Embassy of India in Nepal took place on Saturday in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. The ...

Will begins his journey in the town of Koyasan, regarded as one of the most sacred places in Japan and the heart of Shingon ...