Buddhism remains a powerful and enduring force in Southeast Asia, particularly in mainland countries like Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, where countless devotees engage in a myriad of ...

Theravada Buddhist neighbors in the heart of normally peaceful, mostly prosperous Southeast Asia. The countries are better ...

When Khmer Rouge came to power after a bloody civil war in which 600,000 people died, the cities were evacuated; economic ...

The earliest form of worship in Cambodia was a primitive belief in animism and spiritual forces. Between the 10th to fourteenth centuries, with the onset of Christianity, formal religious practices ...

The world has slowly grown to pay attention to only two religions: Christianity and Islam. These two religions have 2.3 ...

The bottom line is that what is at stake is not merely Paetongtarn’s premiership or the fate of a few kilometres of disputed ...

The author has turned the spotlight on the rulers who shaped the seven iconic temples in her book -- the Cholas, Hoysalas, Cheras, Rashtrakutas, and Khmers ...

Several deadly clashes took place in the area between 2008 – the year Cambodia registered the temple as a UNESCO World Heritage Site – and 2011, killing about 40 people, including five civilians.

Reeling from a break-up, a woman flew half-way around the world to seek comfort from the person who knows her best.

As of January, Facebook remained the dominant platform in Cambodia, with 11.65 million users, representing around 69 per cent of the population. This marked an increase of 1.2 million users, or growth ...

A young Tibetan controversially appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the religion more Chinese.

Buddhism, in its connexion with Brāhmanism and Hindūism, and in its contrast with Christianity, by Sir Monier Monier-Williams .. Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details Author ...