For the Japanese, summer is when the border between the real world and the spirit world becomes weak, and the legendary yōkai ...

Buddhism: A Journey Through History by Donald S. Lopez Jr. swiftly soon loses sight of the Buddha himself. Is that a bad ...

Explorers have uncovered over 110 megalithic structures near Malampuzha dam in Kerala and stunning Buddhist artifacts ... a slew of votive stupas featuring deities like Tara, Chunda, and Manjusri.

Built in 1920, this revered Shinto shrine in Tokyo sees around 3 million visitors every year. Despite this, it's an oasis of ...

CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A vandal struck at least twice Tuesday morning, damaging precious statues at Buddhist temples in Lower Manhattan, but members of the community say there were even ...

Besides inscriptions that reveal the Vajrayana leanings of the site, many statues of Buddhist deities such as Tara, Hariti and Panchika, several statues of Buddha, and Vajrapani have also been found.

He had previously also stated that the next Tibetan Buddhist leader, could emerge outside Tibet, such as in India, where he resides. "The right of the Tibetan people to be the custodians of their ...