A Buddhist monk adjusts his robes as he participates in Nyigma Monlam prayers in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Jan. 10. (Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press) Nepal is the birthplace of Buddhism, not India. I ...

Remains of a wooden structure at the Buddha’s birthplace dating to at least 2,500 years ago provide a rare glimpse of ancient religious practice in South Asia. Excavations in 2011 and 2012 beneath ...

In the course of her lifetime as a Tibetan Buddhist nun, Nawan Dima has watched brigades of foreigners, both violent and peaceful, traverse her home amid the clouds. The first came with force; as a ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency decided Thursday against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of Lumbini on its list of heritage sites in danger, instead giving ...

Art and science. Buddhism and Hinduism. Religion and medicine. Interdisciplinary education is a hallmark of UAB courses, but two faculty members took that boundary-bending mindset to new heights this ...

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, a Buddhist funeral in Nepal and more. (RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos ...

Dharma and Punya: Buddhist Ritual Art of Nepal' explores the centrality of ritual practices and the agency of people ? patrons, ritual specialists, devotees ? in creating and amplifying the efficacy ...