The people of Myanmar have often turned to clergy during natural disasters, but the earthquake was also devastating for monks ...

Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

When the first cars started arriving, speakers blasted ancient ensemble music and broadcast monks’ chants from a pavilion ...

Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police.

The Buddha statue unearthed recently in North Korea was sculpted during the Golden Age of Buddhism, which emerged out of an ...

The Burmese Buddhist Association in Elmhurst is collecting monetary donations to be sent to Myanmar, where a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Friday. Officials said Monday that the death toll has passed 2 ...

When people asked me what I was going to do when I got to England, I was hesitant to say I was volunteering at a Buddhist ...

Dozens of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh gathered to pray for the early release of a Rohingya insurgent leader arrested this week on charges of murder, illegal entry and militant activities.

In the light of day, you can see the small statue reduced to shards, and the hands severed from the larger figure, which represents the female version of Buddha ... is what we pray to." ...

Have you ever really looked at the face of the Buddha? I hadn’t. Not really ... They carry the knowledge of many generations in their hands. We have to help them keep these traditions alive. I started ...