The monks journey to Washington, D.C. concluded Wednesday with the same message they've shared for the 100-plus -day journey ...

Hundreds of Buddhist monks have rallied in the capital of Sri Lanka to protest alleged government disrespect of their ...

A Colombo protest revives a long-running debate over Buddhism’s “foremost place” and minority rights. COLOMBO — Hundreds of Buddhist monks gathered in Sri Lanka’s capital on February 20, pressing the ...

Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank.

The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka. After spending ...

With an estimated 500 million followers worldwide, Buddhism has had a far-reaching impact on constitutional design and reform in many countries. Yet, the relationship between the religion and this ...

A section of the powerful Buddhist clergy in Sri Lanka has criticised the government over what they termed an \"organised ...

David Guterson was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism at a young age via childhood neighbors. “By the time I was 17 or so, I was really interested in Tibetan Buddhism and that’s basically where this book ...

In a recent article by Jarni Blakkarly, he generously featured my thoughts on the ethical role of faith, our capacity to relate to others with trust or "good faith," in supporting Buddhist practice.

Buddhism was attractive in this context as a diplomatic tool way to indicate that Japan had joined the Sinosphere. By becoming a Buddhist country like China, the country’s leaders believed, Japan ...