Long ago in ancient India reigned a Greek king named Menander I Soter, a great conqueror and benefactor of Buddhism ...

A contemporary of the Buddha, Mahavira (meaning "Great Hero") Vardhamana established the central tenets of the Jain religion in India during the 6th century BCE. Accounts of Mahavira's life differ ...

While today, in India, Buddhism is strongly linked with social activism and anti-caste movements, the reason Buddhism thrived ...

Siddharthnagar: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said India has never ruled by the power of the sword, ...

Of all the mythological origin stories of India's Hindu gods ... a bath and worship place on the banks of the Yamuna River in Mathura. Vishram means rest… How to Cycle From Kinnaur to Spiti ...

Bangkok [Thailand], April 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a special announcement in Thailand on Thursday, stating that India will send relics of Lord Buddha, discovered in Gujarat's ...

Buddhism is a religion or philosophy founded in the 5th century BCE by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, born a prince of the Shakya clan in northern India. Much controversy surrounds the Buddha's ...