The Greek bhikkhus led by Yonamahadharmarakkhita Thera had been part of 96,000 foreign bhikkhus who had arrived from several ancient Indian states and Persia for the ceremonial event. Evidently, ...

Greek Orthodox Church worship focuses more on traditional sacrament ... The King has long maintained a deep fascination with ...

Appearing on a Greek TV network on Thursday ... The ancient spiritual practice has connections to Hinduism and Buddhism. It is referenced in Indian texts from 2,500 years ago and has evolved ...

During the next century, Christians perished in China completely. With the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, China once again ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] Some 2,100 to 1,800 years ago in what is today's northwestern Pakistan, the Gandharan ...

Emperor Ashoka, after witnessing the horrors of the Kalinga War, embraced Buddhism and dedicated his rule to promoting peace, ...

It soon evolved into the concept of doing no harm towards another living being — an important facet of Buddhism, the first ...

Gandhara was a civilizational crossroads, a place where the great religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism met and where ancient Greek, Persian, Central Asian, and Indian cultures melded.

Elwyn Lloyd-Jones has not spoken to his son for more than a year and blames a Buddhist group. Bangkok demanded the return of the animal after claims it was tortured while kept at a Buddhist temple.

Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law offers the first comprehensive account of the entanglements of Buddhism and constitutional law in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Tibet, ...

The theme of the Sixth World Buddhist Forum (SWBF), "Hand in Hand for Coexistence," represents a grand vision. As discussions unfold regarding Buddhism's role in promoting global peace and mental ...