A COMPARISON OF BUDDHIST AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY’ Prof. Asoka Amaratunga is well known to the readers of The Island by his ...

Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

Pilgrims flock to Assisi ahead of canonisation of first millennial saint - The London-born teen shows faithful ‘it’s possible ...

Wisteria” is a poignant Punjabi ballad that seamlessly blends traditional Indian roots with contemporary global sounds. This ...

ASSISI, Italy (AP) — Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic ...

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the ...

Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; the festivals of Wesak and Parinirvana Day; the Eightfold Path. Summary: this assembly is suitable at about the time of the festivals of Wesak (April or ...

Reaching the 25-year mark would be a big deal for most comedy festivals. There would be fireworks and self-congratulations. Or at least a giant animated banner on the website with confetti and ...

The Nakshatras can be classified into Andhandha, Madhyandha, Mandhandha and Sulochana Nakshatras regarding the theft, losses of valuables etc. Dhanishta is classified as Andhaksha Nakshatra. The lost ...

Fire that gutted building in less than an hour kills 8 in the Philippines ...

Truong Minh Quy’s haunting romance between two Vietnamese coal miners contemplates war and loss with pained elegance. By Lisa Kennedy Louise Courvoisier’s debut feature follows a teenager in ...