The renowned Buddhist mendicant Thich Minh Tue, who is respected across Vietnam for his devout ascetic practice, has embarked on a pilgrimage to India. Accompanied
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, founder of the Buddhist relief organization Join Together Society, led a team to Bangladesh to deliver aid for Rohingya refugees.
Myanmar’s Shan State Buddhist University hosted a two-day international conference at its campus in the city of Taunggyi, in Shan State, from 7–8 November.
Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society launched a large-scale medical assistance program in Nepal in collaboration with medical institutions in Taiwan.
Buddhist activist and scholar Maung Zarni joined the latest interfaith effort to draw attention to the suffering of people in Palestine
The Luri community is a little-known group of Buddhists that practice a fusion of Theravada and Mahayana beliefs
Jonathan Watts delves into the evolving landscape of gender equality and social engagement through the lens of Japanese Buddhism
A senior Buddhist monk was reported to have been shot dead on 19 June by members of Myanmar’s military as he was being driven from an airport in Mandalay.
The story of how the second supreme patriarch of Bangladesh and monastic reformer was ordained as a monk three times
The International Women’s Meditation Center Foundation (IWMCF) has selected 31 recipients for its Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award for 2024.
Dipen Barua looks at the history and spread of vipassana meditation around the world, from the 19th century to today
Newly discovered stupa dates back to the 1st or 2nd century CE and could indicate a Buddhist presence among busy maritime trade routes
