This Vesak, Sanjoy Chowdhury celebrates with a look back at how Buddhism rose, declined, and revived in India, the home of its birth
Conference organizers have expressed happiness at the “overwhelming response” to the Third International Conference on the Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan.
The grand story of the greatest monarch and imperial patron of early Buddhism, and how he set the standard for Buddhist leaders
A comprehensive, original re-examination of Buddhist action against the folly of war through analyzing greed as the force to protest
Calling for the Mahabodhi Temple to be placed under Buddhist administration, Indian minister Ramdas Athawale pledged to lead a protest rally in October.
The Buddhist non-profit the Foundation of His Sacred Majesty (FHSM) announced a new round of free eye clinics for underprivileged communities in India.
Archaeological excavations at Ratnagiri have garnered media attention for the wealth of artifacts unearthed—evidence of the region’s rich Buddhist heritage.
The revered Korean Dharma master Ven. Pomnyun Sunim recently led a cohort of 430 Buddhist practitioners on a pilgrimage across India and to Nepal.
Dr. Dipen Barua gives an overview of the diverse factors behind the decline of Buddhism in India, with a prescient warning for the present
Śrīmat Jagat Chandra Mahāsthabir was a unique monastic who discovered the fabled Rangkut Banasram Bihar, a vihara built by Ashoka the Great in 268 BCE
Images from a recent satellite survey have indicated the presence of previously undiscovered structures beneath the sacred Mahabodhi Temple complex.
Exploring the meaning of Vesak as a trans-lifetime celebration of the Buddha’s final rebirth, and the many that came before
