The global population of Buddhists shrank by roughly 5% between 2010 and 2020, the sole major religious group to decline.

Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, ...

Even the dead aren’t immune to the oil shortage sparked by the Iran war. Gas-based cremations are now being halted in parts ...

Before her were tooth and finger bone relics believed to belong to Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism who is said to ...

Silent retreats have become increasingly common in the United States in recent years. To calm down and reset their nervous ...

Nepal's ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites span everything, ancient Hindu temples, Buddhist stupas, Himalayan glaciers, and ...

For nearly eight years, this Sri Lankan woman suffered from open blisters on both legs nearly every month — sometimes more ...

Flying into and out of Paro requires good visibility and weaving between mountain ranges, as well as a 180-degree hairpin ...

A partnership among countries with shared values, such as the US, India, Israel, Italy, and Japan, could help mitigate ...

Forbes counted a record 3,428 ten-figure fortunes around the globe on this year’s ranking, spread across 80 countries and territories. But more than half of all billionaires—51% in total—are ...

Nepal, March 18 -- Nepal is entering a rare moment of generational and political transformation. Following the recent ...

A rare visit to a Khmer temple on Thailand and Cambodia’s border showed how deadly clashes between the two countries have ...