The Buddhist society is deeply shocked and worried about the acts of "releasing" lifeless items into the natural environment ...

Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the west. One of the features of this religion that can help to account for its growth is that many don't consider Buddhism a religion at all. Is ...

A prayer altar in the main gathering hall at the temple Wat Ratchapradit in Bangkok, Thailand. Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Theravada, which means “the way of the ...

A monk named Xuanzang walked thousands of miles through deserts, bandit territory, collapsing kingdoms, and “dragon-filled rivers” to reach India — then brought home 657 Sanskrit texts that reshaped ...

An author owns a snappy title, and then the snappy title owns the author. Robert Wright, having titled his new book “Why Buddhism Is True,” has to offer a throat-clearing preface and later an ...

Mindfulness is mainstream. There are mindfulness retreats that will set you back thousands of dollars. Entire sections of libraries and bookstores are devoted to the subject. My kids learn mindfulness ...

(AP) — As Buddhism has grown in the West and Asian Buddhist societies have been influenced by feminism, there’s more awareness of the importance of women’s leadership. This story is part of a series ...

Buddhist monks from Fort Worth, Texas, are walking on a 2,300-mile, 110-day pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., to promote peace, ...