Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

The 35th annual Buddha Birth Day Festival returns to the stunning Fo Guang Shan Chung Tian Temple for three huge days of peace, culture and celebration, from Friday, May 2 to Sunday, May 4, 2025. The ...

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

When Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami issued a proclamation on Tuesday announcing the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, no one in the audience remembered the last time Hanamatsuri festivities were held at the ...

May I be permitted to add to the thought-provoking article, “The Buddha I believe in” (The Island, 24th February) by my very good friend Dr Upul Wijayawardhana, a few comments on some of the ‘firsts’ ...

PM Modi's visit aligns with the Sangh's 'Pratipada' program, which commemorates Gudi Padwa, the start of the Hindu New ...

Paco, the newest addition to the Devine home, is settling in well — assisting with edits, bonding with Buddah, and building ...

The Indian art world is now taking baby steps away from the fear of anti-Husain protests and the unofficial boycott of MF ...

In an interview with Frontline, the Dalit poet and thinker Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy discusses Buddha, Basava, and Ambedkar’s ...