Muthu Raja, a Thai Elephant Gifted to Sri Lanka for Buddhist Ceremonies, Returns Home After Neglect Allegations
After 20 years at a Buddhist temple, concerns arose that the animal’s health was in decline due to abuse and neglect
After 20 years at a Buddhist temple, concerns arose that the animal’s health was in decline due to abuse and neglect
While Sri Lanka protects the freedom of religion for all citizens, Buddhism holds special privileges in its constitution
Henepola Gunaratana acted as an early and highly successful Theravada Buddhist missionary and mindfulness popularizer in the US and beyond
A tribute to a monk who helped Buddhism in Bengali-speaking circles to reform and prosper in the late colonial and postcolonial periods
The revered monk was considered to be a father figure for many monastics in Sri Lanka
In our busy modern lives, Vesak offers a moment to reflect on the simple and timeless truths found in the life and teachings of the Buddha
The urgent need for Myanmar and Bangladesh to work together on climate and natural disasters like cyclones
How a Buddhist monk came from poverty to re-invigorating Buddhism in modern India and Bangladesh amid a rapidly changing South Asia
An exploration of Asian dance traditions at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
With the October ordination of six bhikkhunis in Bangladesh, Dipen Barua looks at the development of female monasticism in the country
An archeological story of the only stupa enshrining the relics of an enlightened figure of the Early Buddhist order of female monastics
The mysterious and ancient roots of Buddhist ritual dance in Sri Lanka