Before his assassination, King invited Thich Nhat Hanh to continue his life's work. Their partnership reveals that true ...

People often ask how I arrived at my yoga practice—what led me here, what influenced the way I teach, and why my approach ...

Buddhism originated in the life, teaching, and personality of a remarkable Indian sage, Siddhartha Gautama, the son of a petty king whose capital was at Kapilavasta in northern India. The life span of ...

The U.S. tried to foment an anti-communist Buddhist bloc in Southeast Asia—with deadly consequences for the region’s politics today. Of the world’s major faiths, Buddhism is often characterized as ...

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

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Buddhism in Japan today is made up of many different sects or schools, each with its own set of teachings, normally drawing on traditions and doctrines associated with a particular set of sutras. Most ...

An author owns a snappy title, and then the snappy title owns the author. Robert Wright, having titled his new book “Why Buddhism Is True,” has to offer a throat-clearing preface and later an ...

A rare Buddhist relic from the 3rd century BC was displayed publicly at Lalitgiri in Jajpur district during the Guru ...

I have been studying the social dynamics of ancient Buddhism for decades now. This religion has irrevocably shaped the shared history and social structures of this subcontinent in ways we haven’t yet ...