Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost ...

This disapproval turned into a tidal wave on May 5, two days before the planned auction, with the intervention of the Indian ...

India has been the progenitor of several faiths and religions. From time to time, several philosophers were born who ...

I recently heard a story about the life of the Buddha that raised questions about the impact of a mother's loss on sons. On ...

THE SLICK online catalogue entry for “Premium Lot 1, The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha” on the Sotheby’s Hong Kong website was abruptly replaced on May 7 with a single line notification: “The ...

The faithful have no use for facts and figures or history and geography says DEVDUTT PATTANAIKWhen the British came to India they found Hindu practices very confusing They came from a very different r ...

The slick online catalogue entry for“Premium Lot 1, The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha” on the Sotheby's Hong Kong ...

Religious monuments in China have provided a refuge for ancient trees for thousands of years, including dozens of endangered ...

And after years of meditation, self-discipline, and contemplation, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya. In that moment, the first Buddha was born, the ‘Awakened soul ...

For the twenty-two-year-old Anagarika Dharmapala, his encounter with the fifty-four-year-old Sir Edwin Arnold proved to be a ...

which is said to be a sapling of the original tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. Monks led the Pindapatha Dana ritual, a traditional offering of food by devotees to monks.

This Father's Day, honor Swami Vivekananda, Guru Nanak, and Buddha, visionary spiritual fathers whose teachings still light up India.