The Buddha didn’t suggest that monks and nuns become society’s moral police, dictating correct behavior and enforcing his rules. Rather, by living simply within his guidelines and refraining from harm ...

Buddhist jhana meditation and the Christian practice of speaking in tongues -- have more in common than previously thought, a new study suggests. While one is quiet and deeply focused, and the other ...

When it opened in 1992 on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, the Zu Lai temple was the first of its kind in the region.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that many of the world's conflicts are an outcome of taking extreme positions ...

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Kimsour suggested that instead of buying timber from illegal sources, Buddhist monks should request confiscated timber from the Ministry of Environment or the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and ...

The kind of changes you have seen in Tamil Nadu, in most parts of Northeast. Arunachal Pradesh used to be a Buddhist majority till 2001, in 2011 it's a Christian majority. If you look at what is ...

A Buddhist monk has been mauled to death by his own pet pit bull, which launched a brutal attack on the man's face. Phra Bandit Bootsen was feeding the one-year-old pup named Jord, when it latched ...

In recent years, mindfulness meditation, rooted in Buddhist traditions, has gained widespread interest in psychology and beyond. Amid a performance-driven culture, where achievement often ...