Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank.

What is the Mahayana New Year? While the world counts down to the new year according to the Gregorian calendar, in many parts of Asia, time moves at a different pace. Lunar calendars, religious ...

Observed by Sherpas in Nepal’s Himalayan regions and followers of Mahayana Buddhism, Gyalpo Lhosar follows the lunar calendar ...

The forest ridge trail above the village of Rinchenpong in west Sikkim is a treasure trove of Buddhist culture and ...

In some cultures, menstruation and childbirth are treated as polluting, not life-giving. One Buddhist text’s interpretation of ‘Blood Pond Hell’ shows how far such beliefs go – and how women respond.

Maitreya, the future Buddha in Buddhist tradition, symbolizes hope for a new era of compassion when the Dharma fades. His coordinates in Arunachal Pradesh reflect the intersection of Tibetan Buddhism, ...

Hinduism gained ground in the region in the early centuries of the Common Era because it provided elites with a fully-fleshed metaphysical package along with literacy. The eight-armed statue of the ...

Visit the ancient city of Anuradhapura on a full moon day and the past feels anything but distant. Buddhist pilgrims dressed ...

Gyalpo Lhosar, the New Year festival of the Sherpa community, is being observed across Nepal today with cultural programmes, religious rituals and the exchange of greetings, as national leaders ...

The monks journey to Washington, D.C. concluded Wednesday with the same message they've shared for the 100-plus -day journey ...

The sheer variety of talent on display from its home base in Rajasthan, and curated from across the world is astounding ...