The Luri community is a little-known group of Buddhists that practice a fusion of Theravada and Mahayana beliefs
Jonathan Watts delves into the evolving landscape of gender equality and social engagement through the lens of Japanese Buddhism
A senior Buddhist monk was reported to have been shot dead on 19 June by members of Myanmar’s military as he was being driven from an airport in Mandalay.
The story of how the second supreme patriarch of Bangladesh and monastic reformer was ordained as a monk three times
The International Women’s Meditation Center Foundation (IWMCF) has selected 31 recipients for its Outstanding Women in Buddhism Award for 2024.
Dipen Barua looks at the history and spread of vipassana meditation around the world, from the 19th century to today
Newly discovered stupa dates back to the 1st or 2nd century CE and could indicate a Buddhist presence among busy maritime trade routes
A US college student contemplates his place in the world through a Buddhist lens of interconnection and compassion
Famed Buddhist human rights advocate and political leader has been in prison or house arrest for much of the last 35 years
The statue, claimed to be the largest seated Buddha statue in the world, has been built under the patronage of the military dictatorship
After Cyclone Mocha pummeled Myanmar in May, volunteers from JTS Korea visited Myanmar’s Rakhine State in June to provide humanitarian aid to survivors.
The government of Tripura in northeastern India is promoting Pilak, a 1,000-year-old Buddhist archaeological site, as part of a historical tourism circuit.
