Over the years, I have visited Kek Lok Si Temple light-up on several occasions. Every time, I was fascinated by the ...

A Gauhati High Court deadline to the BJP state govt to finalise the draft for implementation ends this month. But Christian ...

In the hills of Ratnagiri in Odisha, 15 archaeologists have been working over the last three months to uncover ancient Kalinga’s Buddhist legacy and ties with Southeast Asia. And they have had success ...

Buddhism is practiced in various parts of the world and the Ancient Greeks played a significant role in the mission of ...

The story of the Buddha comes to us from around 2,500 years ago, originating in the eastern part of India. The story of Jesus ...

Merchants played a significant role in the spread and support of Buddhism, as evidenced by various Buddhist scriptures and ...

The recent excavation work at Ratnagiri, after a 60-year gap, has put it in the spotlight as a significant Buddhist site. In ...

Vajrayana, Mahayana, and Theravada are the most practiced forms of Buddhism today but there were a lot of changes within the ...

Archaeologists unearth a massive Buddha head at Ratnagiri Buddhist site, shedding new light on Buddhism's influence.

Buddhist sites in good condition in Trincomalee in 1960 had vanished when Medhananda visited them in 1980. Hindu kovils had been built over many of them. Nilaveli has Mahayana Buddhist ruins. the ...

He spent time traveling through India and Central Asia, where he learned about Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. Traveling to Gansu province and finally to Chang’an (today’s Xi’an), at one ...

According to Buddhism expert Sunil Patnaik, the site has two phases of history. The first phase of 200 years belonged to Mahayana Buddhism and the rest saw Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism.