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

Only 1 in 3 participants in "temple stays," an overnight cultural program held at Buddhist temples, identified as Buddhist ...

With an estimated 500 million followers worldwide, Buddhism has had a far-reaching impact on constitutional design and reform in many countries. Yet, the relationship between the religion and this ...

In some cultures, menstruation and childbirth are treated as polluting, not life-giving. One Buddhist text’s interpretation ...

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.

Only 1 in 3 participants in "temple stays," overnight cultural programs held at Buddhist temples, identified as Buddhist last year, a survey showed Thursday.

The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with their rescue dog Aloka. After spending ...

David Guterson was introduced to Tibetan Buddhism at a young age via childhood neighbors. “By the time I was 17 or so, I was really interested in Tibetan Buddhism and that’s basically where this book ...

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.

One of the Buddha’s most-loved stories (he had a lot of them), concerned a event in which a number of blind men investigated an elephant. The occasion was famously described by the 19th century ...

Buddhism was attractive in this context as a diplomatic tool way to indicate that Japan had joined the Sinosphere. By becoming a Buddhist country like China, the country’s leaders believed, Japan ...