The Ghost Festival has deep roots, stretching back to oracle-bone inscriptions from 1250 BCE and shaped later by Buddhist tales of hungry ghosts suffering in the afterlife. Over centuries, these ideas ...

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Japan's charming tradition of collecting 'eki stamps' from train stations offers a unique travel souvenir. These free, inked ...

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Between the mid-sixth and mid-fourth centuries B.C., Buddhism was founded in northeastern India and soon spread throughout the Asian subcontinent, influencing cultural and spiritual practices, art, ...

The ancient civilizations of India and Nepal share a profound spiritual bond, rooted in the epic tale of Ramayana. According ...

Clad in brown robes, some barefoot, with simple packs in their shoulders, 19 Buddhist monks began their 2,300-mile walk of peace from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., to promote national healing, unity ...

Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Sri Lanka made a significant contribution to the III International Buddhist Forum, held in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russian Federation, with co-sponsorship from Moscow State ...

A prayer and candle-lighting ceremony was held on November 1 at Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane to pray for communities affected by recent storms and floods in Vietnam’s Northern and Central provinces.