Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the west. One of the features of this religion that can help to account for its growth is that many don't consider Buddhism a religion at all. Is ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of digital religion and Buddhism argues that not all Western Buddhism practice is inauthentic. Here’s a way to know what’s real. My curiosity about the authenticity of ...

MIDDLETOWN -- Although Buddhism has long been practiced in the United States-- there were 30,000 Buddhists in 1900 in the country -- the number of people practicing it sharply rose in the past two ...

A group of Buddhist monks is walking for peace from Texas to the White House in Washington, DC. Nearly two dozen monks from ...

The symbolic image of the silently meditating nun or chanting monk often embodies the Buddhist religion. Such representation may make it appear that Buddhist teachings and practices are grounded in ...

The Global Buddhist Summit 2026 in New Delhi highlights Buddha Dhamma as a timeless ethical guide, promoting collective ...

Buddhism is one of the most pervasive of all religions, and theologically one of the most accommodating. In the 2,500 years since Gautama Buddha first preached his doctrines in India, they have spread ...

It is perhaps not too much of an exaggeration to say that after Michael Jerryson no one will ever look at Buddhism the same way. Others have written about Buddhist violence and warfare, of course, but ...

SEOUL — A South Korean deejay dressed as a Buddhist monk bounced up and down on stage while playing electronic music and shouting: “This too shall pass!” The performance brought cheers from a crowd of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh shared a vision of ‘beloved community’ that shows how democracy begins not with ...

In a dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped a block of wood into a foot as dozens of ...