(AP) — As Buddhism has grown in the West and Asian Buddhist societies have been influenced by feminism, there’s more awareness of the importance of women’s leadership. This story is part of a series ...

The interpretation of Buddhism as consonant with science has been an essential factor in the transmission of Buddhism to the West, as well as in the success of certain reform movements in Asia. Both ...

Though born in Lumbini, Nepal, Buddha spent most of his life in India. He attained "enlightenment" in Bodhgaya and devoted the rest of the life teaching and preaching Buddhism. His teachings were ...

Celebrated in the seventh lunar month, the Hungry Ghost Festival is a time to appease and honour ancestors and restless ...

An author owns a snappy title, and then the snappy title owns the author. Robert Wright, having titled his new book “Why Buddhism Is True,” has to offer a throat-clearing preface and later an ...

In a recent article by Jarni Blakkarly, he generously featured my thoughts on the ethical role of faith, our capacity to relate to others with trust or "good faith," in supporting Buddhist practice.

I have been studying the social dynamics of ancient Buddhism for decades now. This religion has irrevocably shaped the shared history and social structures of this subcontinent in ways we haven’t yet ...

Buddhism, venerable and ancient world religion, has lately found itself in the thick of a cutting-edge dialogue with modern science. This dialogue has included the Mind & Life conferences, where the ...

Along a prefectural road 1 kilometer east of the local city hall lies a small boxing gym, headed by a 48-year-old priest of a ...

Editor’s Note: Peter Manseau is the author of several books on religion, including, most recently, “One Nation Under Gods: A New American History.” The views in this column belong to Manseau. When the ...