The ramifications of the elderly Dalai Lama's impending death are becoming impossible to ignore — and without a plan, this ...

The world's largest Tibetan Buddhist study center, Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, faces increased Chinese military presence, ...

More archeological excavation is needed to clarify exactly what this pit was used for. “Roman society was full of ...

Emotional ceremonies began across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a tsunami ...

Emotional ceremonies were expected across Asia on Thursday to remember the 220,000 people who died two decades ago when a ...

Since the beginning of this century, triggered by the US’s illegal invasion of Iraq, its occupation of Afghanistan, and aided ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts ...

While rising anti-Muslim violence and sentiment in India has been making global news since Hindu nationalist prime minister ...

It was a radical idea, and for many years she had been resistant. But as Zoey Stapleton, 24, walked down a darkened hiking ...

Inspired by the key ideals of its 1924 constitution, Mongolia is charting the course for new legislative and governance ...

Smartphone apps, social media, and artificial intelligence are all making religion more accessible. Is it enough to slow ...

Long-term analysis of 198 countries and territories shows government restrictions on religion and social hostilities toward ...