Hundreds of people in a village in Hlegu township of Yangon region, Myanmar, on Saturday took part in a grand procession to celebrate Shinbyu, a revered Theravada Buddhist tradition.

In this article, the profound cultural and philosophical depth of Sri Lanka explains why transformative figures like Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad may have focused their teachings elsewhere. Sri ...

Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a ...

The Ajahn Brahm Society of Sri Lanka (ABSSL) is pleased to announce that Ajahn Brahm will be visiting Sri Lanka for a short ...

Over the years, I have visited Kek Lok Si Temple light-up on several occasions. Every time, I was fascinated by the ...

A Gauhati High Court deadline to the BJP state govt to finalise the draft for implementation ends this month. But Christian ...

A draft bill has been presented to the Parliament in a bid to introduce a ‘Theravada Bhikkhu Dialogue’ to monitor and take disciplinary action against monks who break ‘Vinaya’ rules. The draft bill ...

Vajrayana, Mahayana, and Theravada are the most practiced forms of Buddhism today but there were a lot of changes within the Mahayaha practice when the expansion of Buddhism crossed the Silk Road.

The Mon were the first people to adopt Theravada Buddhism, which is the majority in Southeast Asian countries. However, this community, which received the Theravada tradition from what is now Sri ...