Unika Vajracharya could be standing on the brink of divinity, about to become one of Nepal’s most celebrated figures. She is ...

The fight over the 91-year-old’s reincarnation is becoming a test of China’s power over Tibet—and whether his spiritual ...

The Dalai Lama attended celebrations Monday marking his 91st birthday in Leh, India, as devotees gathered for prayers and ...

China is investing millions in Buddhism to expand its influence in Asia, challenging India's claim to the faith and alarming ...

The annual bung bang fai festival calls on the god Phaya Thaen to bring rain at the start of the agricultural season.

A chronological guide to the 15 oldest religions in the world, from animism to Islam. The post The 15 Oldest Religions in the World, Ranked by Age appeared first on The Amazing Times.

In Lubra, Nepal’s last Bon village, climate-driven floods are destroying homes and land, endangering ancient traditions.

A reporter’s essential reading list on Buddhism in Asia. By Aatish Taseer The T writer at large Aatish Taseer spent some three weeks traveling for “The Prince’s Journey” and several months reading ...

ROSEMEAD, Calif. (AP) — Katherine Nguyen stood with hands folded and head bowed at the altar of a Buddhist temple in Southern California. Before her were tooth and finger bone relics believed to ...

CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) -- A group of Buddhist monks from Nepal visited inmates at the Otero County Prison Facility recently. The prison says that this was the monks' first ever visit to a U.S.

A 2-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace on Tuesday during the country’s longest and most ...