Jalue Dorje knew it would be the last big party before he joins a monastery in the Himalayan foothills — thousands of miles from his home in a Minneapolis suburb, where he grew up like a typical ...

Reporter Luis Andres Henao and video journalist Jessie Wardarski of the Global Religion Team produced an exclusive ...

MONKEY first aired on UK TV screens 45 years ago this week. If that makes you feel old, join the club. Monkey played out ...

The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, watching the celebrations of his 18th birthday in silence, with a faint smile.

The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, ...

When Jalue Dorje was 2 years old, the Dalai Lama recognized him as the lama’s reincarnation. He just celebrated his 18th ...

The Tibetan Buddhist community in Minnesota recently celebrated a special spiritual milestone—honoring 18-year-old Jalue ...

Jalue Dorje grew up like a typical American teen playing football and listening to rap music in a Minneapolis suburb. After ...

Jalue Dorje has spent much of his life training to become a monk, memorizing sacred scriptures, learning Buddha's teachings ...

Diwali for Jains is a solemn time of reflection rather than celebration, with rituals often including fasting, prayers and studying Jain scriptures ... welfare. In Buddhism, Diwali is an occasion ...

Hyderabad: Culture minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Sunday announced a funding of Rs 4 crore to support Buddhist cultural and heritage festivals, along with translating “Tripitaka” texts into ...

Pali is studied mainly to gain access to Buddhist scriptures, and is frequently chanted in a ritual context. The great centres of Pali learning remain in Sri Lanka and other Southeast Asian ...