Find out what percentage of adults have joined or left Buddhism, or remained Buddhist since childhood, in six countries. Pew ...

Contrary to popular Western beliefs about Buddhist meditation, it is not viewed as a secular practice. Thai Buddhists believe that meditation is a meritorious activity, helping them not only to ...

Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police.

Though the edifices of Nalanda were largely reduced to mounds and the great monastery ceased to function in the early ...

New research shows a worldwide trend of people either leaving the religion they were raised in or completely dropping ...

In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have ...

Doctor calls Buddhism ‘a perfect system for eliminating suffering’ – the goal of psychiatry. So he prescribes patients ...

Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple -- which is at the centre of the row -- has been managed by an eight-member committee, made up ...

A new study has found that in many countries around the world 20 percent or more of all adults have left their childhood ...

India recognizes Pali as a classical language, leading to MoUs between the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and ...

Sravasti Abbey will resume its weekly teachings in Spokane on Beginning Buddhism, starting March 19.

Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; the festivals of Wesak and Parinirvana Day; the Eightfold Path. Summary: this assembly is suitable at about the time of the festivals of Wesak (April or ...