BANGKOK: The National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) has released the findings of a new public opinion survey ...

Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has ...

Xuanzang's travels and research united two ancient cultures long lost to the passage of time, in a bond of respect and understanding that is felt in modern debates regarding global politics and mass c ...

Until the end of June, the continuation of reincarnation, and therefore the future of Tibetan Buddhism, was in question.

But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

The one Buddhist word many people know is karma. Some say it means good things happen to good people and bad to bad. Payback.

After a long silence during Thailand's biggest sex scandal in the clergy, the Ecclesiastical Council and the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) have finally spoken out. Their big idea? A new law to ...

This video explains the basics of Buddhism, from its beginnings with Siddhartha Gautama to its spread across Asia and beyond.

The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for ...

Monks from the Namgyal Monastery in Dharamshala built a sand mandala and carried out a dissolution ceremony in Laguna Beach.

Buddhists are very fortunate that they can even critically examine the teachings of the Buddha. After all, the Buddha ...

China's insistence that it will identify the next Dalai Lama foreshadows the chance that followers will have to decide who ...