The peepal tree holds significant astrological and spiritual importance in Indian traditions, especially in Buddhism, Jainism ...

World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW), is observed in the first week of February every year. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in October 2010 through Resolution A/RES/65 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share BANGKOK (AP) — A local resistance group fighting against Myanmar’s military government has ...

As a student of Buddhism for nearly 50 years, Anderson says there are things within the religion and practice she wished resonated more today. “Many of the things that Buddhism represents ...

Buddhism has adapted to rapid economic, social, cultural, and political transformations in the modern, post-modern, and globalized world. Since its inception in India in the sixth century BC, Buddhism ...

Monday marks the end of carnival and the start of Lent, a period of dietary restrictions and increased religious observance ... of Greek folk music, Western chart hits and K-pop.

In Episode 3, religion is brought up while the trio is ... go at it with each other and it can get very messy. Coon: And in Buddhism, it’s called comparing mind — we are inclined to compare ...

Monks belonging to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism walk with ceremonial drums in a procession at the Palpung Sherabling monastery near Baijnath, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP ...

The Religious Landscape Study (RLS) – conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24 – surveys more than 35,000 Americans in all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices, along with ...

Vajrayana, Mahayana, and Theravada are the most practiced forms of Buddhism today but there were ... Only 9 artists have topped the Billboard chart with 10 different albums — here they all ...

A new book by Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz, Ph.D., landed the No. 1 spot on Amazon’s new releases in Jewish studies. The Encino, California-based teacher, speaker, writer and filmmaker, who serves as ...

The conference will cover themes, such as: Buddhism and politics; current issues in implementing Buddhist religious values into legal systems; Buddhist law and constitutionalism in emerging ...