When the nonsectarian Dolma Ling Nunnery transitioned to female leadership earlier this year, for the first time in its three ...

Buddhism: Bihar is known as the birthplace of Buddhism. Bodh Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, and Vaishali are religious, historical, ...

Gratitude for Douglas John HallReading David Lott’s article about the late Douglas John Hall brought forth a flood of ...

Young people are flocking to religious and spiritual influencers on social media. The appeal may not lie so much in who they ...

Immigrants aren’t more religious than those born in the U.S., but they are making American faith communities more diverse.

Religions in Vietnam play a powerful role in shaping culture, social welfare, and national development, with nearly 95% of ...

It has never been easy, and it has been a series of challenges, but there are four reasons I have continued on this path. First, the conviction that God called me to this ministry…” At first glance, ...

Athawale demanded that the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Act should be amended. The Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage ...

China unveiled new rules Tuesday restricting religious activity on social media, requiring permits to preach on WeChat and ...

BEIJING (Reuters) A Buddhist temple has decided to ditch traditional ways and use technology to attract followers. Longquan temple on the outskirts of Beijing says it has developed a robot monk that ...

Thailand’s Sangha Council has reiterated its ban on monks acting as lottery fortune tellers, warning that the practice breaks religious discipline and the law. The reminder comes amid growing concern ...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes defended the inclusion of caste categories within the ...