A monk in Kanpur, Sarvesh Sachan (aka Kallu), had to seek police help after his family refused to recognize him and withheld his documents ...

Following intense border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, Koon Kantho, a resident of Kantharalak, Thailand, narrowly escaped her home...

The Dalai Lama has declared that his Gaden Phodrang Trust will identify his reincarnation, challenging China's claim to choose his successo...

Tenzin Gyatso, who describes himself as a "simple Buddhist monk", became the face of the Tibetan cause as he crisscrossed the globe, mixing...

With BJP's return to power in Uttar Pradesh, the monk-politician has consolidated his place in the organisation.

The Zen master, whose reach within Buddhism was seen as second only to the Dalai Lama, died aged 95 on Saturday at the Tu Hieu Pagoda in th...

Schools, monasteries and other public buildings were used as vaccination centres. Keeping vaccines sufficiently cold at smaller locations c...

Police are now hunting seven people who have lent vocal support to the protests, including some of the country's most famous democracy acti...

For nearly 4 months, Deepak Anand walked 15-20 km daily.

We are familiar with those who migrate in search of better lives. The agonies of those who lose their homes are a lot more severe.

What led to a land that once celebrated vysyas to look down upon them? The latter’s generosity solely towards monks could have contributed.

In places where every party used to be fuelled by Narangi, there's an array of products with names like Bebo, Kareena, Roxy, Mastiyo, Bijli...

China has set up a police station at the highest border point in Tibet as part of measures to ensure lasting "peace and stability" along Ti...

Besides Ughen Thinley Dorje, two others have been enthroned as 17th Karmapa.

Leh’s colourful festival amid the austere beauty of Ladakh, heightens the spiritual quotient of all those who go there.

Lantau is just 190 mins away from Hong Kong but is a place where the Buddha and Disney’s fairy tale world co-exist in peaceful duality.

Just two weeks ago, Yin Phoe Htoo's life was governed by the austere but peaceful routines of the Yangon monastery where he has spent the p...