In The Robe and the Sword, Sonia Faleiro shows how Buddhist revivalism and majoritarianism have been historically intertwined ...

Monks from all Buddhist chapters will be summoned to Colombo on 20 February to be briefed on actions being taken against the ‘Buddhasasana’, Ven ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Buddhist monks stand at the site of a cable car accident in Sri Lanka on Thursday, September 25. - AFP/Getty Images At least seven ...

The Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington, D.C., welcomed the ‘Walk for Peace’ on 10 February 2026, as a group of Buddhist monks continued their walk across the United States advocating world peace. The ...

The chief prelates of Sri Lanka’s Buddhist chapters have rejected a government proposal to ban corporal punishment and other forms of child abuse, saying it undermines parental and educational ...

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 ...

“Relics associated with Lord Buddha found at Piprahwa, Vaishali, Devni Mori, and Nagarjunakonda are a living presence of his message. India has preserved and nurtured these relics in every form — ...

(CNN) — At least seven Buddhist monks, including three foreign nationals, died in a cable car accident at a Sri Lankan monastery on Wednesday, local police told CNN. The monks were among 13 people ...