Street shows meant for profit-making and entertainment overshadow the sacred meaning of the festival, they say ...

For Fr Rohan Silva, the student monks ... Province in Sri Lanka, led a traditional almsgiving tour on 13 May, an event held for the past 11 years the day after Vesak Poya, a major Buddhist ...

Buddhist monks from India and Sri Lanka started a two-day dialogue in New Delhi beginning on Wednesday to discuss their respective spiritual traditions, values. The monks held detailed discussion on ...

For the twenty-two-year-old Anagarika Dharmapala, his encounter with the fifty-four-year-old Sir Edwin Arnold proved to be a ...

Buddhism was introduced to Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BC, when Arahant Mahinda, son of the Indian Emperor Ashoka and a devoted monk, arrived on the island as part of a noble mission to spread ...

Most Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Thera, Chief Sangha Nayake of Great Britain and Head Monk of the London Buddhist Vihara owned by the Anagarika Dharmapala Trust in Sri Lanka led the chanting at the ...

A Route du Bonheur pilgrimage into Sri Lanka’s storied tea plantations uncovers the fragrant, fertile world of oolong, orange ...

Sri Lanka records an average of 3,000 road fatalities annually. An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims ... (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff ...

Preserving the truth of Buddhist teachings is essential. Misinformation and modern reinterpretations must not distort the ...

Buddhism, particularly in the Theravāda tradition practiced in Sri Lanka, sets out clear ethical principles for personal and ...

Activities planned worldwide and year-round aim to commemorate the advent of quantum mechanics 100 years ago and highlight ...