The story of Ajahn Buddhadasa, one of Thailand’s most most prominent modern thinkers in ecumenism, interfaith, and modernity
The Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong will offer courses in the Buddhist languages of Pali, Sanskrit, and Tibetan.
Hindi translations of five ancient Tibetan texts on Buddhism that the Indian writer Rahul Sankrityayan brought to India are ready for publication.
Russian academic Alexey Maslov examines how Russian Buddhism and the Saint Petersburg school of Buddhist Studies have developed
On the occasion of the 132nd birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, thousands of people from Dalit communities in Gujarat converted to Buddhism.
Vietnam has added a new draw for Buddhist pilgrims, with the inauguration of the great prayer wheel Drigung Kagyu Rinchen Khorchen Khorwe Go Gek.
Grieving family members gathered at a Buddhist monastery in Thailand, on 16 February for a memorial ceremony for the youth who died in the UK.
Exploring the life, philosophy, and legacy of Cambodia’s most prominent peace advocate
A new, small-scale study suggests that regular, deep meditation may be an active factor in transforming the gut microbiome and reducing the risk of illness.
With the October ordination of six bhikkhunis in Bangladesh, Dipen Barua looks at the development of female monasticism in the country
The Isle of Man, a small, self-governing island in the Irish Sea, recently welcomed its first Buddhist temple, which opened to the public on 11 December.
Representatives of religious faiths, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism assembled at the foot of Parliament Hill in London on 13 November to
