Ancient art, stark beauty, crumbling architecture – and aching calves – are all encountered on a trek through Ladakh’s Markha ...

Proy Than’, or coin offering toss, is an essential ritual in a new monk's ordination ceremony. Attendees are advised to bring umbrellas, as the event often becomes a festive scramble for the tossed ...

An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly ...

Bhutan offers the best of both worlds, from ancient monasteries to modern luxury hotels. Spear's embarked on a time travel to ...

The Thai Cabinet has approved a proposal to nominate Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, a historic Buddhist temple in Nakhon Si ...

Discover the deep symbolism of the lotus flower tattoo meaning. From spiritual growth to resilience, learn what this sacred design represents.

The documentary offers a close look at a 1,400-year-old tradition of Japanese Buddhist sculpture and the master-apprentice relationship that preserves it.

Digital travel platform Agoda shares a list of must-visit temples across Southeast Asia . As the year begins, it's an ideal time to plan enriching travel experiences that offer both cultural insight ...

The Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, is typically a time for family reunions and visits with friends. However, this year ...

Though much of the art of the Silk Road was created to encourage religious devotion, today we value it also as a source of precious historical information. Buddhist cave murals often, for example, ...

Chinese New Year blessings and good fortune – if you’re really lucky, you may even encounter auspicious dragons and dancing ...

Although Qantas pulled its only direct flight to China between Sydney and Shanghai in mid-2024, last year saw a return to pre ...