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, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

Even the dead aren’t immune to the oil shortage sparked by the Iran war. Gas-based cremations are now being halted in parts of several predominantly Buddhist and Hindu countries because of worsening ...

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

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. A century ago, many reports alleged ...

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

Read the moving story of Sachini Dilshani Weerakoon, a Sri Lankan woman whose healing from a chronic autoimmune disease led ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Hundreds of Buddhist monks rallied in the capital of Sri Lanka on Friday to protest alleged government disrespect of their religion and disregard for a long-standing ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Rosemead’s Wei Mountain Temple displays thousands of relics purportedly from the Buddha, including bones and teeth ...

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

India, March 11 -- The North East holds one of India's most compelling untold stories in Buddhist tourism - if only pilgrims could reach it. Every year, nearly three lakh Indian pilgrims travel to ...

She rose to power in 1960 as a widow and mother of three, becoming the first woman in the world to serve as a prime minister.