Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. NEW YORK, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ According to new research, before he attained ...

Buddhism, which was born in the Gangetic plains around 2,500 years ago, has won over the world with its ideology of ...

Shortlisted for the $75,000 Cundill History Prize, Dust on the Throne: The Search for Buddhism in Modern India offers a new perspective on the history and revival of Buddhism in India. In an interview ...

A look at how Buddhism has spread in Britain and its unique British shape. According to the 2001 census there are 151,816 Buddhists in Britain. However, that does not take into account those who ...

One of the prominent days for the Buddhist community, the birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha is celebrated as the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima or Vesak. This year the occasion falls on ...

American Buddhists are outraged by the violent acts of Buddhist monks against Muslims in Myanmar. Buddhism is a religion of peace, we assert — so how can Buddhists possibly engage in violence? Some ...

Much of the source material available on Cambodian Buddhism is in French. This is understandable, given that France was Cambodia's colonial power. What is available in English is only scanty. This ...

Some Buddhists asserted that, though a Buddhist king should be committed to non-violence, he might be called upon to cancel ...

Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti, is one of the most sacred days in Buddhism. Celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Vaisakha, it marks the birth, enlightenment, and ...