The pieces are part of the heads of Naga, archaeologists said, a guardian deity thought to have sheltered the Buddha from ...

Wu Zetian was a fifth-grade concubine in the Chinese royal harem in the 7th century who rose to become China's only empress.

Mahayana Buddhists are different from Theravada Buddhists as they strive to become enlightened, but they delay nibbana to help teach enlightenment. Mahayana Buddhists are especially concerned with ...

Buddhists have special days they honour. Pandicca explained that the dates on which they are celebrated varies, depending on ...

To truly grasp the significance of the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation, one must understand the role of Avalokiteshvara, the ...

The Ranil’s manifesto claims that Sri Lanka became the “granary of the East” by adhering to Theravada economic policies, yet it does not explicitly define these policies. Instead, it contradicts this ...

The greatest Kushan ruler, King Kanishka, closely affiliated himself to Buddhism, choosing the Mahayana tradition, and thereby influencing the direction of Buddhism in China and Tibet. His ...

Mahayana Buddhists aim to become Bodhisattvas rather than Arhats. A Bodhisattva is someone who believes that their own enlightenment is not as important as helping others to reach enlightenment.

Had it been centrally governed like today, India, too, could have been a thalassocracy as were once Athens, Carthage, Great ...

Xuanzang’s epic journey to one of India’s largest early centres of learning. An excerpt from William Dalrymple’s latest book ...

JAKARTA: The government intends to conduct further research to determine whether it is appropriate to build a chattra at the ...

Spooky season gets extra scary with the 13th of September falling on an unlucky Friday this year. Although the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday one to three times a year, and already occurred ...