Mindfulness is mainstream. There are mindfulness retreats that will set you back thousands of dollars. Entire sections of libraries and bookstores are devoted to the subject. My kids learn mindfulness ...

In Myanmar, the military has adeptly employed Buddhism as a tool for leveraging its political power. This practice can be described as “Saffron Washing,” a nod to the concept of “greenwashing,” where ...

HONG KONG, April 13, 2012 — Asia Society Hong Kong Center was joined by Venerable Sik Hin Hung, Acting Director at the Centre of Buddhist Studies, the University of Hong Kong, in an enlightening ...

Under a cloudless, Kodachrome-blue sky Sunday, nuns and monks with close-shaved heads paraded in saffron and lavender robes, flanked by lines of women in brightly colored dresses carrying orange ...