The recognition helps to continue a lineage of reincarnated lamas that spans back nearly 400 years, connecting the Geluk Buddhist traditions of Tibet and Mongolia
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) held a celebration to honor the leading light of engaged Buddhism, Prof. Sulak Sivaraksa.
Vietnam has added a new draw for Buddhist pilgrims, with the inauguration of the great prayer wheel Drigung Kagyu Rinchen Khorchen Khorwe Go Gek.
The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Buddhist Association hopes the expansion will create a lasting home for their growing community
A delegation of more than 100 monastics from Taiwan’s United Association of Humanistic Buddhism recently met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
The “first of its kind” conference on the heritage of Buddhism in the region is aimed at deepening ties among countries that represent nearly half of the world’s people.
Belgium is poised to become the second nation in the EU to recognize Buddhism as an official religion, after the government approved a draft law.
Taiwan’s Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation announced that its relief operations for victims of the Türkiye earthquakes have reached 36,314 families.
The newly visible stupa has become a pilgrimage site for Buddhists as drought hits the region
Khyentse Foundation has announced that a collection of 2,000-year-old Buddhist manuscripts have been donated to the Islamabad Museum in Pakistan.
Leaders in India hope the focus on Buddhism will boost political connections and tourism for Buddhist heritage sites in the country
At least 21 people have been killed by government forces during an attack on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s southern Shan State, the BBC has reported.
