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

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

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 ...

The ruins scattered across our planet are more than broken stones and fading walls, they are time capsules that whisper stories of empires, cultures, and civilizations long gone. Each ruin reveals a ...

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 ...

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: ...

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

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have been in Japan, celebrating the strong bilateral relationship between the UK and Japan.

In border towns, rallies organized by Hindu nationalists often end in violence — fracturing communities and threatening Nepal ...

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 ...