Until the end of June, the continuation of reincarnation, and therefore the future of Tibetan Buddhism, was in question.

Fadnavis further announced the state’s intention to introduce stringent legal provisions to curb religious conversions ...

But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

China's insistence that it will identify the next Dalai Lama foreshadows the chance that followers will have to decide who ...

The one Buddhist word many people know is karma. Some say it means good things happen to good people and bad to bad. Payback.

Women should be prosecuted for having sex with monks, Thai politicians have proposed, amid a nationwide scandal over an ...

Paetongtarn Shinawatra pledges to modernise the religion's image, foster understanding between monks and lay followers, and ...

The case of Wirapol Sukphol, the infamous “jet-set monk” who was sentenced to over 100 years in prison for fraud, money ...

Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written ...

Buddhists are very fortunate that they can even critically examine the teachings of the Buddha. After all, the Buddha ...

The Supreme Patriarch has urged the Thai government to take decisive action against senior monks who break their celibacy ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending speculation ignited by his remark that he might be the last person ...