The one Buddhist word many people know is karma. Some say it means good things happen to good people and bad to bad. Payback.

But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

Xuanzang's travels and research united two ancient cultures long lost to the passage of time, in a bond of respect and ...

Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into Thai society, but a sex extortion scandal has ...

Until the end of June, the continuation of reincarnation, and therefore the future of Tibetan Buddhism, was in question.

This video explains the basics of Buddhism, from its beginnings with Siddhartha Gautama to its spread across Asia and beyond. Viewers learn about core ideas like the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold ...

The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for ...

Buddhists are very fortunate that they can even critically examine the teachings of the Buddha. After all, the Buddha ...

Who am I? And I am not alone here. There are others. Who are the closest to me as my own family members? The Mother and ...

China's insistence that it will identify the next Dalai Lama foreshadows the chance that followers will have to decide who ...

Following a wave of monk scandals, Paetongtarn Shinawatra pledges bold reforms to restore Buddhism’s damaged public image.

Incantations ring out at Mongolia's largest monastery as worshippers pray alongside pictures of the Dalai Lama, whose 90th birthday on Sunday has raised fresh questions about the future of the ...