A BUDDHIST monastery has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan – a beacon of interfaith harmony in a ...

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

Nalanda contributed to the development and evolution of two major Mahayana Buddhist philosophies — Madhyamaka and Yogacara, Abhay K writes in his book, 'Nalanda: How it Changed the World'. Excerpts: ...

In a nutshell While religious involvement generally correlates with lower depression rates, this protective effect is often ...

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail A new survey by the Pew Research Center has revealed that Islam has the highest retention rates ...

A new study from Pew Research shows that around the world, large portions of adults have left the religious group in which they were raised. Christianity and Buddhism have experienced especially large ...

In many countries around the world, a fifth or more of adults have left the religious group in which they were raised.

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 ...

Father Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong was ordained Apostolic Vicar of Vientiane on March 25 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in ...

Hindu shastras emphasize living a life of dharm for ultimate happiness and peace. Even though the concept is widely used in ...

According to Pew Research Center, 28% of Americans have changed religions since childhood. That puts the U.S. near the middle ...

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