A powerful alliance of Buddhist clergy, conservation scientists, animal welfare advocates, and corporate representatives has ...

A replica of the ancient Ashokan Pillar has been erected on the premises of a Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka in recognition of ...

The word ‘Bhikkuni’ will appear on identity cards, allowing female religious figures in Sri Lanka to enjoy a range of civil ...

Marking a significant moment in the shared heritage between India and Sri Lanka, a replica of King Ashoka's Vaishali Pillar ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – With a bloody civil war over and a cautious peace at hand, a group of hardline Buddhist monks is rallying Sri Lankans against what they say is a pernicious threat: Muslims ...

Sri Lanka Declares Emergency Amid Buddhist Attacks On Minority Muslims : The Two-Way The violence, which began on Sunday, was reportedly triggered by a road-rage incident in which a Sinhalese ...

A hard-line Buddhist monk from Myanmar known for his anti-Muslim stance said his movement would join hands with a like-minded Sri Lankan group to "protect" Buddhists, whom he called an endangered ...

KANDY, Sri Lanka (AP) — Residents say Buddhist mobs are still sweeping through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka's central hills, destroying stores and restaurants despite a curfew, a state of ...

A local Buddhist man said the Muslims were using improvised explosives, which the men in the mosque denied. A house stands vandalized in racial violence near Galle, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—Rampaging mobs from the majority Buddhist population attacked Muslim communities Monday night, police and witnesses said, igniting fears of a new phase of violence in Sri ...