Representatives from religious circles and cultural scholars from 20 countries and regions attend the Dahongshan Chan Culture Forum on Oct 20. Photo provided to China Daily The "Dahong Mountain Forum: ...

In The Cult of the Goddess Pattini (1984), Gananath Obeyesekere analyzes the historical, sociological, and psychological aspects of the Pattini cult in Sri Lanka, examining the goddess’s syncretic ...

Photo courtesy of Tsem Rinpoche A few weeks ago I embarked on a 16 hour journey by air from Colombo to Toronto. I carried one ...

NEW DELHI (ANI) – In the heart of Central Asia lies a tapestry woven with the threads of history, spirituality, and cultural exchange. Beyond the hustle of the modern world, the ancient remains of ...

Governments are elected in Sri Lanka with massive majorities, and huge expectations, due to protest votes against failed ...

The Crow Museum of Art has new exhibitions that celebrate Asian art and culture across 'time, space and media'. Democrats Release New Epstein Emails Referring to Trump Is Jackie Chan dead? Here’s what ...

is primarily defined by the mutual exchange and preservation of Theravada Buddhism, which has profoundly shaped their respective cultures, art, architecture, and national identities. This enduring ...

Music without instruments and lyrics without meaning. Endless reboots, sequels and superheroes in the cinema. After a burst of magnificent TV dramas in the noughties, every glitzy new show is hailed ...

For King Dutugemunu there is no rest. With distressing regularity, he is summoned in the service of an ambitious politician, a divisive policy or a violent act. The latest instance of necromancy ...

Han Buddhism and Indian Buddhism practitioners and scholars differ in opinions on the archaeological findings at the Mo'er Temple site in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Considering ...

The distant past of what is now Bangladesh is often a tricky subject to study. Enigmatic cultures and a turbulent past made it difficult to paint an accurate picture of its history. But some excavated ...