For the first time in US history, the celebration of the birth, enlightenment and passing away of the Buddha (Vesak), was held in the White House today. In honor of Vesak, an official statement from ...

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.

The Library of Congress made public a rare 2,000-year-old text of early Buddhism on Monday, and it offers a glimpse into early Buddhist history during its formative years. The Library of Congress made ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Restoring Afghanistan's Buddhist artifacts that were destroyed by the Taliban 18 years ago is like working on a 1,500-year-old jigsaw puzzle, say conservators working on the latest ...

This compilation contains not only the history of Buddhism in Maynamoti (Comilla), Naogaon, Norshingdi, Mohasthangarh (Bogra), but it also has well-preserved inscriptional records of Buddhism on ...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government plans to set up its first Buddhist museum in Nagapattinam dedicated to showcasing artefacts and bronze statues of Buddha to highlight the state’s rich historical ...

Part 1: Foundations of the tradition -- Buddhist religion, culture, and civilization / Frank E. Reynolds and Charles Hallisey -- The Buddha / Frank E. Reynolds and Charles Hallisey -- Buddhism in ...

Archaeologists hope the newly discovered ruins at Siddhartha Gautam's childhood palace will help secure Unesco World Heritage status Nepal's Lumbini has long anchored the Buddhist pilgrimage map as ...

Introduction -- The Material of Religion -- From the Buddha to Ashoka: c. 600-200 BCE -- The Sangha and the Laity: c. 200 BCE-200 CE -- The Beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism, Buddha Images, and Monastic ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The funeral for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is an elaborate, intricately planned event lasting five days. The ceremonies and processions are steeped in Buddhism, tradition and ...