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

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

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

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

Fadnavis further announced the state’s intention to introduce stringent legal provisions to curb religious conversions ...

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced that Scheduled Caste (SC) certificates obtained fraudulently by ...

Friday, July 18, appears to be the first day that the wave of monks leaving the monkhood has begun to subside following the ...

Wilawan Emsawat, a 30-something Thai national who attempted to extort money from monks, was arrested at her luxury home in ...

Philosophy professor Evan Thompson, who defines himself as “a good friend to Buddhism,” is also a critic of “ Buddhist ...

At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, police said.

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

Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara, who makes valuable contributions to Buddhist literature in these columns, has written ...