Mandala'', a cosmic palace painstakingly created with colour pigments within the contours of a Buddhist monastery, with utmost spiritual sanctity, becomes the centre of much excitement when it ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With eyes closed and a small mallet in hand, the Rev. Kyohei Mikawa gently struck the bronze Himalayan ...

LHASA -- A gathering was held on Tuesday at Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, to ...

First, we knocked on wood. Then we asked a visual artist, a designer, a psychic medium, a makeup artist and a conductor to ...

As Chinese people increasingly see pets as beloved friends, the question of what to do when a cat or dog passes away has many ...

After 18 months of traveling across the United States, a group of Tibetan Buddhist monks are making their way to North County ...

A Sanskrit–Greek stele and Buddha statue found in ancient Berenike, Egypt, reveal deep cultural links between Indian traders ...

Rituals like chanting, prayer, and reflection foster resilience, reduce stress, and enhance spiritual wellness, grounding ...

A 16-day festival to pray for world peace and the healing of humanity amid conflicts began in Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, on Tuesday (November 4, 2025). Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk, the king of ...

According to Buddhist Vihar officials, Bhante Gyaneshwar had been suffering from a prolonged illness and was admitted to Medanta about 20 days ago. A noted Buddhist monk, Bhante A.B. Gyaneshwar, ...

Considering the Buddha’s advice that we should endeavour to see things as they really are, one may argue that rituals should have no place, at all, in Buddhism. Afterall, rituals are dependent on ...

At least 24 people have been killed and 47 injured in a paramotor attack on a festival and protest in central Myanmar, a spokesperson from the expatriated National Unity Government has told BBC ...