Thailand, where Buddhism reigns, challenges Malaysia for Asia’s halal crown. Bangkok recently unveiled a four-year plan to capitalise on the growing market for Muslim-friendly food and products.

As he turns 90 this week, the Dalai Lama has announced that he will reincarnated, setting his followers on a collision course ...

An interfaith group has questioned whether Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had referred the tenure extensions of three top ...

NEW DELHI, (ANI) – Founded in India, Buddhism also found a fertile ground in Southeast Asia, where it took root and flourished for centuries, shaping the region’s socioeconomic, political ...

D HARAMSHALA: A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organisation he has set up have the ...

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate said that the Gaden Phodrang Trust, his non-profit organisation, will be responsible for ...

Buddhists in the region differ widely on whether the Muslim festival of Eid is compatible with Buddhism. Around seven-in-ten Buddhists in Cambodia and Vietnam, for example, say celebrating Eid ...

Buddhism, founded in the late 6th century B.C.E. by Siddhartha Gautama (the "Buddha"), is an important religion in most of the countries of Asia. Buddhism has assumed many different forms, but in each ...