Mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular in the United States and around the world in recent decades. Apps such ...

China is investing millions in Buddhism to expand its influence in Asia, challenging India's claim to the faith and alarming ...

Join the Spokane Buddhist Temple's Obon Summer Festival on July 19 for a day of cultural celebration with dance, ...

A troubled child found lasting peace through Buddhism. Now, his West Orange monastery is welcoming hundreds seeking calm in a ...

The symbolic image of the silently meditating nun or chanting monk often embodies the Buddhist religion. Such representation may make it appear that Buddhist teachings and practices are grounded in ...

This bibliography is the result of a desire to expand scientific understanding of compassion to include a broader range of influences. The Buddhist readings reviewed here are far from the traditional ...

With the revered Tibetan leader over 90 years old the rivalry between New Delhi and Beijing over who speaks for the Buddhist ...

The United Nations counts international migrants as people of any age who live outside their country (or in some cases, territory) of birth – regardless of their motives for migrating, their length of ...

Buddhist monks have set off on a trek across the country on foot that has drawn national attention as they travel from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., as a part of a monthslong journey they ...

Robert Thurman – the prominent Buddhist scholar, father of actress Uma Thurman and grandfather of Maya Hawke – has died at 84.

A pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy plowed into a group of 34 Buddhist monks on a pilgrimage in northeastern Thailand ...