ReligionForBreakfast. The Ancient Greeks Who Converted to Buddhism. Posted: February 28, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025. Greece is very far away from the heartland of early Buddhism in India ...

Chinese scholars will soon have collected and cleaned up all the ancient lections of Sagya, one of the four leading sects of Tibetan Buddhism, as part of an effort to protect and learn more about ...

For many people, Buddhism appears to be uniquely compatible with modern lifestyles and world views. It provides staunch atheists – those who do not believe in the existence of any god – with a ...

Olcott’s Buddhist Catechism is a forerunner of today’s advocates of an entirely secularised Buddhism, while Blavatsky’s mystical books tell of an ancient secret society based in Tibet. Her work is ...

For many people, Buddhism appears to be uniquely compatible with modern lifestyles and world views. It provides staunch atheists – those who do not believe in the existence of any god – with a ...

William Dalrymple’s new book brings back this question. It’s plausible that in ancient times, a new religion like Buddhism could survive its infancy because it wasn’t really seen as a faith.