JAIPUR – Over 1200 Buddhist monks from 17 countries, including India, have gathered in Ratnagiri in Jaipur for the first Guru Padmasambhava Chanting Program, which began on January 13 and will ...

This is the amusing moment Bollywood artists joined a Buddhist festival in India. More than 150 foreign artists from six ...

François Ponchaud, a French Catholic missionary priest whose book "Cambodia: Year Zero" helped draw global attention to the staggering atrocities committed by the radical communist Khmer Rouge in the ...

In a shocking public event, a local activist set fire to himself in downtown Santa Cruz, just hours after both the second ...

Two Buddhist monks, who were arrested for allegedly involved in the violent protest near the Homagama Magistrate’s Court, have been remanded until February 9. The suspects were produced before the ...

The workers were angry at Beijing's establishment of an oil rig in waters claimed by Vietnam, a factory executive said. Over the weekend, street demonstrations flared up against China. Protests ...

Walking 2,700 kilometres barefoot might not be everyone’s idea of a spiritual journey, but for Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thích Minh Tuệ, it’s a path to enlightenment - and unexpected online fame. Since ...

Charles Phan, the San Francisco chef credited as an innovator for bringing Vietnamese food to fine dining at his Slanted Door restaurant, has died. The restaurant announced his death from cardiac ...

A Buddhist monk has been mauled to death by his own pet pit bull, which launched a brutal attack on the man's face. Phra Bandit Bootsen was feeding the one-year-old pup named Jord, when it latched ...

There are some studies that suggest that the renowned Chinese Buddhist monk and traveller, Hiuen Tsang, who visited Odisha, during 638-639 AD, might have visited Ratnagiri. The new excavations would ...