MANY people have seen a Buddhist praying-wheel, a small cylinder filled with written or printed prayers, and either surrounded by an outer case and turned by a twirl of a spindle, or else swinging ...

Should religious symbols be allowed in public schools or government buildings? Some argue that religious neutrality should be maintained by no permanent display of religious symbols in government ...

A parliamentary committee unanimously agreed to remove references that link the ancient religious swastika with the Nazi ...

Buddhism originated in the life, teaching, and personality of a remarkable Indian sage, Siddhartha Gautama, the son of a petty king whose capital was at Kapilavasta in northern India. The life span of ...

BANGKOK (RNS) — Street shrines are everywhere in Thailand’s capital, perched on pedestals outside homes, stores and even hotels, and they are more than decoration: Passersby frequently stop to light ...

Last month in "Therapy and Buddhist Traditions," I explored the question of whether therapists must detail the purportedly Buddhist origins of mindfulness practices in order to obtain informed consent ...

Theravada, which means “the way of the elders,” is one of the two main schools of Buddhism. Its adherents consider Theravada to be the most authoritative branch because they believe their teachings ...