The new season of The White Lotus is set on a luxury resort on the Thai island of Koh Samui. This comedy-drama series, which ...

Photo courtesy of The Island In my tribute to her last week, I noted that Sumitra Peries belonged to a generation which also saw Mahagama Sekara, Gamini Fonseka, Madawala S. Ratnayake, Premasiri ...

A COMPARISON OF BUDDHIST AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY’ Prof. Asoka Amaratunga is well known to the readers of The Island by his ...

Contrary to popular Western beliefs about Buddhist meditation, it is not viewed as a secular practice. Thai Buddhists believe that meditation is a meritorious activity, helping them not only to ...

It is not seen as something negative or to be dreaded but is viewed as an opportunity to encourage discipline and ...

Many have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, ...

Mugen Train’ blends Buddhist impermanence, Shinto philosophy and samurai ethics into a lesson on courage and suffering.

The howling of wind and pounding of hooves, the battle cries and clinking of cold glistening sword, the solemn chanting of ...

Read about where religiously unaffiliated populations have had the largest net gains, and how those who've joined the "nones" ...

A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan -- a beacon of ...

Enjoy a tasty meal by making one of these Mediterranean diet dinner recipes that are lower in sodium and saturated fat to ...