Religion has been an essential part of Sri Lankan society for more than two millennia, shaping culture, moral values, and ...

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The offerings at the temple on New Year's Eve don't need to be elaborate; what's important is that they show the sincerity of ...

Hundreds of people from across the country attended the monks’ welcome festivities in the Historic Stop Six neighborhood.

Sonia Faleiro’s The Robe and the Sword explores the rise of Buddhist extremism across Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand, examining how religion becomes intertwined with nationalism and power ...

It was a night of prepared statements and even the occasional prop Tuesday as Post Falls City Council members worked reach consensus on the addition of a meeting invocation, the repeal of the current ...

The timeless ideal of true, unshakable happiness is that it is not found "out there," but is an inherent quality of our own soul. This isn't a modern self-help slogan; it is a truth that wise souls ...

An exhibition in Delhi celebrates the Buddha's relics. The Piprahwa bone relic, reliquaries, and jewels are on display. These artifacts were saved from auction and are now reunited. The exhibition ...

Exhilarating Shift ...

This is the breathtaking moment thousands of vibrant prayer flags were seen rippling in the wind in China. Stunning footage shows rows of red, blue, pink, yellow, white, and green cloth attached to ...

While the loudest voices often dominate conversations about personal growth, the most profound transformations happen in silence—revealing themselves through subtle behaviors that most people overlook ...

A year of turbulence has exposed the dangers of philanthropic monocultures and upended assumptions about impact, effectiveness, and scale. Embracing the varied intentions that motivate people to give ...