One of the great cultural currents that travelled eastwards after the 7th century CE was the cult of Shiva, which played a ...

In this interview, Tshering speaks about taking inspiration from thangkas and finding harmony between art, spirituality and ...

As the monsoon rains begin to subside and the emerald green of the rice fields deepens, a profound spiritual energy, almost palpable, stirs across the regional provinces of Thailand. This is the time ...

His process turns the act of creation into performance, where the artist’s movements and repetitions become both the subject ...

Long before the spread of Buddhism across the high plateau, the people of Tibet and the wider Trans-Himalayan region followed a spiritual system known as Bon. This faith, often referred to as Ancient ...

Gyeongju City in North Gyeongsang Province and the Silla Cultural Heritage Research Institute announced on the 30th that ...

Judaism Stephen Hawking’s cosmology, the birthday of the world and our struggles to be faithful The questions that confront us on Rosh Hashanah can seem overwhelming but our liturgy offers the ...

DHARAMSHALA, India (RNS) — When the nonsectarian Dolma Ling Nunnery transitioned to female leadership earlier this year, for the first time in its three-decade history, it marked a radical shift in ...

THE ancient Buddhist tradition of offering alms to monks (Pinda­­pata) and making a collective offering to the monastic community (Maha Sanghi­ka­dana) embody the Buddhist virtue of dana (generosity).

BERLIN, GERMANY—Popular Science reports that German scientists used advanced technology to virtually unroll a delicate ancient Buddhist scroll. For centuries, Mongolian nomads often carried portable ...

Is it possible to feel physical pain without suffering? For thousands of years, that question has fueled Buddhist mindfulness practices that combat pain relief by embracing the inevitability of ...