The first Buddhist churches of any kind in the country were built in the Bay Area in the early 1850s by Chinese migrant ...

The planning of Chinese capitals for millennia has centered around the core concept of "Central Axis," which emphasizes the ...

Get to know the 27 actors and actresses who play the White Lotus guests, employees, and other key characters this season.

Bangkok is a vibrant, exciting and sometimes overwhelming city. Check out this ideal 2 day itinerary to get a taste of the ...

Despite these minor drawbacks, the Lao Art Museum is a significant addition to Vientiane's cultural landscape. It offers a ...

A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.

At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a ...

Kornpat Kotchabhakdi used to be an atheist who refused to go to a temple with his parents who are Buddhists. When he became a ...

Dosick was working at his dining room table in Carlsbad when he suffered the heart attack about 9 p.m. Friday.

The ongoing debates surrounding the Mahabodhi Temple Management Act, 1949, underscore a deeper issue of religious representation and governance. The most sacred place for the Buddhist world, the ...

A popular Vietnamese monk and his companions have headed to Malaysia from Thailand after they failed to enter war-torn Myanmar on their walking pilgrimage to reach India, the birthplace of Buddhism, ...