Buddhism is practiced in various parts of the world and the Ancient Greeks played a significant role in the mission of ...

My wife, Carola Dibbell, reviewed it for The Village Voice, providing a firsthand historical account of how Johansen ...

One of the statues depicts Shakyamuni Buddha, the original Buddha whose teachings are the basis of most Buddhist practices. The statue shows him “entering nirvana,” as he passed away at the age of 80 ...

Located on a small island in Ninh Binh’s Hoa Lu City, Bat Long Pagoda impresses visitors with its glittering golden details ...

The movie producer Nicole Avant grew up in Beverly Hills, as her parents welcomed famous entertainers into their home. She’s ...

From hand-carved temples and 9th-century stairwells to Raj-era monuments and fortresses dating back to the Mughal dynasty, ...

Grab a fresh coconut and watch surfers glide across waves in Weligama or Hiriketiya. Wait quietly as elephants stomp past your vehicle and leopards hide in the jungle while on safari in Yala ...

Mr. Mahadevappa, who accepted the warm hospitality extended to him on the occasion, also visited the Buddhist temple and viewed the statue of Buddha ... he said was the “original” religion ...

This high-status gift is one of the many ways meteoritic iron was revered by ancient civilizations. One of the earliest Egyptian hieroglyphics for iron seems to be derived from a longer phrase ...

It isn't exactly on the tourist map, but this little cathedral city is an Aladdin's cave of art and so much more ...