In many middle-income countries, majorities say the Bible, Quran or another religious text should influence national law at ...

Photoshop tutorial showing how to create an ornate mandala using only letters of a name. Mandalas are designs that represent the cosmos or universe from the human perspective. They are often used in ...

Devotional Tipitaka chanting by 108 monks at Buddha Vihar in Kalaburagi for five hours celebrates Tipitaka Saddhamma ...

If you know about the Tibetan Book of the Dead, you probably already know that these three famous musicians were hugely inspired by its texts.

Pew study explores how people view the role of religion in national identity and policymaking. It surveyed nearly 55,000 ...

from the age of myth in the ancient texts to the coming of Buddhism in the sixth century. However, the chief interest of the book lies in the author’s arguments about the relationship between ...

In his new book Nalanda, breathtaking in its sweep and lyrical in its glory, the poet-diplomat Abhay K unearths with tender precision the most luminous jewel, nestled amid lush mango groves and ringed ...

Who was Emperor Harshavardhan, who donated all his wealth at Kumbh every five years? It is said that he gave until his royal ...

Umm … Sorry to disappoint you, but not so much.  Modernly, at least, swearing on a Bible in a courtroom is pretty much a ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...