Found across Asia, these popular theme parks began as temple gardens that warned visitors of Buddhism’s many levels of hell—and the gruesome fates that awaited them there. Singapore’s Haw Par Villa ...

Festivities are in the air as there are celebrations galore all over. But this Diwali, we performed Lakshmi Puja (conducted online by the Vedic Pandits from the Art of Living Ashram, Bangalore), lit ...

Young South Koreans are buying Buddhist merch. Monks and experts hope the buzz will translate into deeper engagement. Young South Koreans are buying Buddhist merch ...

Is it possible to feel physical pain without suffering? For thousands of years, that question has fueled Buddhist mindfulness practices that combat pain relief by embracing the inevitability of ...

In Zen Buddhism, simplicity is a core principle that encourages you to reduce complexity and cultivate a clear, uncluttered life. And, the first step to a simple life begins with awareness. As you ...

Source: Image by Brendan Kelly Ethical living and mindfulness can transform mental well-being Buddhism provides a comprehensive toolkit for managing stress and promoting mental well-being, integrating ...

A local Buddhist group was granted a small win in its attempt to halt an Everglades’ restoration project the group claims would infringe on the religious beliefs of its members. A federal judge ...

When I lived in Cambodia, I meditated at a pagoda every week. Sitting on a pillow, the numbness creeping up my legs, I tried to master control of my mind. I never succeeded. But I did discover a ...

Police in Thailand arrested a woman Tuesday who allegedly enticed a string of Buddhist monks into sexual relationships and then pressured them into making large payments to cover up their intimacy.

Buddhism holds that the universe and all creatures in it are intrinsically in a state of complete wisdom, love and compassion; acting in natural response and mutual interdependence. The personal ...

Buddhists are the only group in this report whose number declined worldwide between 2010 and 2020. This was due both to religious disaffiliation among Buddhists in East Asia and to a relatively low ...

(RNS) — Many Buddhists today trace their social justice activism to the work of BR Ambedkar, the Indian caste abolitionist who once led a mass conversion of Dalits, or lower caste, to Buddhism. (RNS) ...