He survives solely on alms, goes barefoot and sleeps sitting down: A monk traversing Asia on foot has drawn the admiration of ...

For internal transportation, visitors can choose trains, buses, and domestic flights, although the railway infrastructure is ...

Bodh Gaya (or Buddha Gaya as it is called in Sri Lanka), is the place where the Buddha attained Enlightenment. It was a major ...

The Kingdom of Kotte named after Kotte, the then capital of Sri Lanka first ruled by King Parakramabahu VI (1414-1467) flourished during the 15th century paving the way for ...

If you know about the Tibetan Book of the Dead, you probably already know that these three famous musicians were hugely inspired by its texts.

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Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary launched ‘Nalanda: How it Changed the World’ at the fifth edition of the Grand ...

Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.

A Hindu pilgrim stood anxiously next to a bus stand in Mustang, Nepal. “I’m going to burn my passport,” he told me. “I’m going to destroy all my documents and cross the border. I came ...