Six monks from the Gaden Shartse Buddhist monastery will return to Durango for a week of special events before heading back ...

Mumbai's Kanheri Caves were a flourishing Buddhist monastery until the 16th century. A DAG heritage walk titled 'Tracing Stone & Shadow' cast fresh light on their history.

A young Tibetan monk's death in custody under suspicious circumstances has sparked outrage, with rights groups alleging torture and Chinese authorities accused of a cover-up. Samten's death, ...

Fielding candidates from religious backgrounds appears to be a calibrated BJP strategy to blend spiritual influence with electoral mobilisation, especially in constituencies where religious and ...

Bodh Gaya is tackling the issue of 'fake monks' tarnishing the Mahabodhi temple's reputation. The Temple Management Committee is proposing joint patrols, ID cards for genuine monks, and an awareness ...

Bharat Sevashram Sangha (BSS) has removed a monk from its fold after he entered the electoral fray on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket for the forthcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. In an ...

On the 2,300-mile walk, “We were happy because people were coming out to support us ... but it also told me that people are ...

According to Phayul, the monk, identified as Samten, 25, had allegedly been under constant police watch since 2021. His body was returned in December to Ditsa Geden Tashi Choeding Ling Monastery by ...

Why would someone live publicly nude for their faith? In parts of India, Jain monks belonging to the Digambara sect permanently renounce all possessions, including clothes. These monks walk naked for ...

Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhist temple in Southern California. Before her ...

Swami Sarvapriyananda's 'Fullness Emptiness' brings out similarities between Advaita Vedanta and Mahayana Buddhism.