One of the enduring legacies of the Dalai Lama is that for the first time, Tibetan nuns are leading their own educational ...

A thousand years ago, generations of Indian Buddhist women fought patriarchy and the caste system, worked miracles and inspired profound religious change. This is their story ...

The real geopolitical frontier between India and China lies not in the oceans but in the Himalayas and at its heart is not ...

China's communist authorities forcibly disappeared the boy chosen to play a major role in the succession of the Dalai Lama, ...

The Mongolian collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin contains a unique Gungervaa shrine.

But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

The one Buddhist word many people know is karma. Some say it means good things happen to good people and bad to bad. Payback.

NIDA Poll reveals widespread public concern over misconduct in the monkhood, with strong support for legal penalties to ...

Legal action against senior monks in Thailand raises questions about the future of Thai Buddhism, with calls for reform and ...

The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has ...

Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written ...

Splendid sculpture and painting from LACMA's permanent collection was packed up about eight years ago. Finally, it's back on ...