Incantations ring out at Mongolia's largest monastery as worshippers pray alongside pictures of the Dalai Lama, whose 90th ...

Rich in history and places associated with the life of the enlightened soul, Bihar is a treasure trove for those who want an ...

Since December 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) has been entrenching itself in the Rakhine state after the fall of the Western ...

Over the decades, various methods have been used or proposed by pro-democracy forces to end military rule, but none has ...

The junta’s jury-rigged “peace forum” with a handful of regime-aligned or noncommittal groups is solely aimed at gaining ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

Yangon [Myanmar], March 25 (ANI): In a significant step towards fostering stronger Buddhist connections between India and Myanmar, a high-level delegation from the International Buddhist ...

It’s fair, because when we say “Buddhist nationalism,” we are not saying that all Buddhists in Myanmar are bad. I approach Buddhism paradoxically: There is the moral rule of Buddhism and the ...

In Myanmar, the military has adeptly employed Buddhism as a tool for leveraging its political power. This practice can be described as “Saffron Washing,” a nod to the concept of ...

As of 2020, about 2 million Buddhists born in Myanmar live elsewhere, accounting for 19% of all Buddhist migrants. Four other Buddhist-majority countries are the source of roughly a quarter of all the ...

Amid Myanmar’s transition towards democracy, a dangerous Buddhist nationalist movement is on the rise, and women are playing a key role. Taung Paw Camp in Rakhine State, in 2012. Credit: FCO ...

The irony is Buddhism has been disappearing from modern India since before the mid-20th century Dalit Buddhist movement led by B R Ambedkar (1891-1956).