Maguire, a monk of the Mountains and Rivers Order in New York, begins this primer with a narrative of the Buddha's life, followed by a commentary that compares Buddhism to other world religions and ...

Buddhists accounted for about 4.1% of the global population in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. Between 2010 and 2020, the global Buddhist population declined by roughly 5%, from around 343 ...

The monks journey to Washington, D.C. concluded Wednesday with the same message they've shared for the 100-plus -day journey ...

(The Conversation) — Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity of beliefs and practices in this tradition. (The ...

The truths Buddha articulated are not strictly religious beliefs, but experiences that can be tasted by everyone in everyday life, says Batchelor, a respected author, translator and teacher. Here, the ...

The Piprahwa stupa stands in the heartland of Buddhism. Its excavation revealed multiple caskets containing relics, alongside substantial quantities of ash, charred bone and rice ...

Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank.

(RNS) — Buddhist-oriented mental health practitioners are an assorted bunch. Some are hardcore meditators fully devoted to their dharma path. Others rarely formally meditate and do not identify as ...

This is the second article in the Engaging Buddhism series which explores different facets of Buddhism and how Christians can engage with and minister to Buddhists. Justin Timberlake would respond ...