A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The ...

Across the globe, funeral traditions vary widely, reflecting diverse cultural beliefs and practices. From Monpa water burials ...

Nepal called itself ‘world’s only Hindu kingdom’ for much of the previous century. However, for most of history, the country ...

Cuttack: “Durga Puja, the Silvery Touch of Cuttack” by author, photographer and administrator Raja Parija, is a priceless tribute to the Millennium City, where the author lives, spent his entire ...

Every major world religion has a process for moral accounting. That’s something we rarely talk about in secular society.

In Japan, Lord Ganesha transforms into Kangiten, revered with daikon radishes instead of traditional sweets. This adaptation ...

The Regulations on the Online Behaviour of Religious Clergy, released September 15, lay out 18 articles governing what ...

Over a half a century ago, when late Venerable Professor Kotagama Wachissara Thero taught us Buddha Dhamma at Ananda, he explained that the Noble Eightfold Path is meant to develop three qualities: ...

The Veerashaiva Lingayats are followers of Lord Basaveswara, but follow the Vedic form of worship. The Lingayats, on the other hand, do not worship idols or follow rituals ...

Rules to curb online activities of money-minded monks and clergy follow scandal at world-renowned Shaolin Temple ...

As election campaigns grow increasingly polarised, religious identity is being weaponised for political gain. It goes against ...

Founded in Southern Vietnam in the early 20th century, the birth of Cao Dai is deeply linked to legendary spiritual ...