Toronto has seen all types of new buildings join the urban fabric in a dizzying decade and a half of booming construction, ...

Luce, the anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, whose name means “light” in Italian, has been getting a lot of attention on social media.

The Indonesian city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as ...

Mudras, in the simplest terms, are hand gestures and symbols that find place and have meaning in yogic traditions. The word ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is making technical corrections to two regulations to reflect a reorganization and change in the name of its former Consumer Response Center. The new ...

If you’ve been confused by the emojis next to your friend’s entries, here’s what each of them means: Speaking of birthdays, you may see that some friends have their astrological sign next to ...

Washing labels aren't always the most straightforward to read, and if you don't know what they mean you could end up ruining your clothes. Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so ...

SO-IL (Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu) is an architectural design firm based in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2008 by Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu. Known for an architecture deeply engaged ...

The historic lighthouses in Maine in the United States were also included for similar reasons, with researchers citing the lighthouses’ status as cultural symbols for the state. Other cultural ...

The Buddha famously stated, “There is no greater happiness than peace.” In Christianity, Jesus expressed similar sentiments and declared “Blessed are the peacemakers” The ultimate goal for a Buddhist ...

In recent years, mindfulness meditation, rooted in Buddhist traditions, has gained widespread interest in psychology and beyond. Amid a performance-driven culture, where achievement often ...

But Buddhism played a major role in a fall of the centre of the Islamic Empire. History often speaks of the continuous rise of Islam with the arrival of Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century.