Cambodia hosted its first-ever Islam-Buddhism summit, promoting religious harmony and interfaith dialogue with 180 delegates from more than 30 countries
BDG contributor Dr. Sanjoy Barua Chowdhury recently attended one of China’s most important Buddhist events of the past few years, the Sixth World Buddhist Forum
Bangladesh’s recent violence against Buddhists and other minorities is a stark reminder of the need for Buddhist peacemaking
Celebrations of the Buddha’s birthday were held at the Buddhist Association of China’s headquarters of Guangji Temple
The return of the relics marked the first major return of items since the 2016 ceremony when Ven. Master Hsing Yun donated a Buddha head statue with historical significance
From Nehru to Modi, India’s Buddhist diplomacy invokes Ashoka’s ideal of conquest by Dharma and morality in international relations
Buddhist monk Ven. Domyeong Sunim launched his book “Gaya Buddhism: Unlatching the Gate,” presenting an account of Buddhism’s migration from India to Korea.
A Buddhist assessment of the implications of the recent U.S.-Vietnam statement of cooperation
Pope Francis is the very first pontiff in the Church’s history to visit Mongolia, with a complicated set of issues to be deliberated
The county’s leaders hope to show a welcoming, tourist-friendly side to the Buddhist world
How a new entry by Japan into UNESCO’s Memory of the World register demonstrates Buddhism’s uniting power and potential for Asian countries
The urgent need for Myanmar and Bangladesh to work together on climate and natural disasters like cyclones
