Six Buddhist Councils marked important turning points in the story of early Buddhism. This story spans the time from immediately after the death and Parinirvana of the historical Buddha in the 5th ...

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers near its ...

PM Modi, along with the Thai PM, visited the Wat Pho temple, also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, which proved to be an interesting perspective of how he has celebrated Buddhism ...

The quiet temple town of Bodh Gaya, located along the banks of the Niranjana River in Bihar, is not at peace anymore as the Buddhist community has raised a call demanding full control over their ...

Hinduism’s focus on joy and God contrasted with Buddhism’s austere practices and lack of a personal deity. Additionally, Buddhism’s monastic demands disrupted societal structures ...

(Relevance: Buddhism is one of the most favourite topics of the UPSC. Several questions have been asked by UPSC on Buddhism. In 2020, UPSC asked a question on events in the history of India. In this ...

The two-day International Conclave on Buddha Dhamma and the Culture of North-East India concluded in Namsai with a call to preserve and promote the region’s ancient Buddhist traditions and ...

This comedy-drama series, which critiques wealthy tourists, focuses one plotline on foreigners who arrive in Thailand with an interest in engaging with its Buddhist traditions. It depicts a young ...

Sri Lankans in Cyprus celebrated their Buddhist new year on Sunday in the Nicosia municipal gardens. The event, organised by the Sri Lanka Buddhist Association in Cyprus, began with a Buddhist ...

NEW YORK, April 17, 2017 — Adriana Proser, John H. Foster Senior Curator for Traditional Asian Art at Asia Society Museum in New York, provides an inside look at the Tibetan thangka paintings on ...

Creator Mike White is interested in Buddhist principles, which influenced the character's arcs this season. Greg's storyline continues from season two, hinting at karmic consequences for his past ...

While today, in India, Buddhism is strongly linked with social activism and anti-caste movements, the reason Buddhism thrived from the Ashokan period in the 3rd century BC to the Pala period in ...