The spiritual leader of Tibet has published amply but seldom written in depth about politics. Now, as he approaches 90, he shares a detailed and personal account of his decades dealing with China.

Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has commenced the second phase of his official ...

The Diamond Sutra is a sacred Mahayana Buddhist text whose teachings date back to the 5th century BC. Part of a series of sutras known as ‘the perfection of wisdom’, the book was translated into ...

Based on Xuanzang’s account, Nalanda Mahavihara had an observatory tower, which could have been used to track the movement of ...

Welcome to our live coverage as same-sex marriage becomes legal in Thailand. It's a huge day for the country, which is one of ...

Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has scheduled a visit to the Fo Guan Shan Dong Zen Temple - a Buddhist temple ...

As rescue workers waded through rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January 2025 ...

Hundreds of damaged Buddhist statues and assorted debris were unearthed, allowing archaeologists, historians, scholars and ...

Indian architecture has had a profound influence on Chinese architecture, thanks to centuries of cultural and spiritual ...

Burma is a long-forgotten battleground for religious freedom and human rights in Asia, and its turmoil is part of a broader struggle in the region.

Laos' government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put the country on visitors’ lists. Read more at ...

The best known Chinese folk representation of snakes is the Legend of the White Snake. The snake’s role in it has gone from ...