This is the most important Buddhist site in the world: in one view, within it lies the centre of the world. The main temple structure, some 50m high, soars out of a sunken courtyard.

KATMANDU, Nepal >> Archaeologists in Nepal say they have discovered traces of a wooden structure dating from the sixth century B.C. that they believe is the world’s oldest Buddhist shrine. Kosh ...

The discovery half a century ago of what seemed a lost Buddhist paradise in western Nepal, populated by Janjatis and Hindus, was intriguing. Buddhism had been virtually unknown outside of the ...

MANANG, Nepal — In Bhraka village of western Nepal’s Manang district, 72-year-old Buddhist nun Tashi Lama sits in silence, chanting as she turns her prayer wheel. Ever since she took her vows ...

Nepal is home to more than 20,000 Tibetans - many arrived in 1959 when their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama fled to India after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.