Sri Lanka is celebrating the sacred Poson Poya festival today, marking the historic arrival of Buddhism over 2,000 years ago.

Credit: Unplash, Tong KBP. According to the Pew Research Center, about one-quarter of countries worldwide exhibit “high” or ...

Hindus, Muslims and the unaffiliated each make up about a quarter or more of the Asia-Pacific population. These groups all ...

Buddhism is the only major religion that declined in number globally between 2010 and 2020, mostly due to religious ...

Today's NYT Mini Crossword took me a bit longer than usual. A hint for 1-Across: Think of the holiday coming next weekend.

Representation of non-Abrahamic religions and spiritual traditions, particularly in the mainstream comics universe, is ...

For Ryushun Kusanagi, Buddhism is more than a religion, as it can serve as a philosophy of life to cope with modern daily ...

A young Tibetan appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest leader of Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to ...

Street shows meant for profit-making and entertainment overshadow the sacred meaning of the festival, they say ...

We are living in strange times where religion is being blatantly used in pursuit of a political agenda. The Buddha temple is ...

Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost ...