Kendrapada: Around 1,500 Buddhist monks, including 85 foreigners, will gather to meditate at the Buddhist sites of Lalitgiri, ...

Thick layers of frost covered trees, wooden floors, sightseeing paths, and other surfaces around the mountain peak ...

In 'Casting The Buddha,' Shashank Shekhar Sinha explores the journey of Buddhism in India through historical sites, stupas, ...

Thai diplomacy has recently reared its ugly head. Two approaches are at play -- the official one pronounced in parliament in ...

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Occasionally dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World”, the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras stand as a stunning ...

The Buddhism is one of the world’s oldest and most influential spiritual and philosophical traditions, originating in ...

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In most Buddhist weddings, monks or nuns do not perform or formalise the ceremony. Instead, the couple may choose a friend or a civil celebrant to conduct the wedding.

such as the iconic Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) and Wat Arun, feature stunning architecture that blends traditional Thai design with influences from India and Cambodia. These ...