China is investing millions in Buddhism to expand its influence in Asia, challenging India's claim to the faith and alarming ...

Mindfulness meditation has become increasingly popular in the United States and around the world in recent decades. Apps such ...

An author owns a snappy title, and then the snappy title owns the author. Robert Wright, having titled his new book “Why Buddhism Is True,” has to offer a throat-clearing preface and later an ...

During the Edo period, Japanese Buddhism worked with the shogunate and enjoyed a position of influence and authority in society. But as political power shifted from the samurai class to the emperor ...

In a recent article by Jarni Blakkarly, he generously featured my thoughts on the ethical role of faith, our capacity to relate to others with trust or "good faith," in supporting Buddhist practice.

In fast-secularising South Korea, Buddhism is regaining popularity thanks to a "hip" trend wooing Gen Z with festivals, ...

A compelling historical transformation uncovers the distinctions between early Muslim rulers, known as Sultans, and the Mughal Badshahs that followed. This evolution, shaped by Tantrik Buddhism from ...

One of the Buddha’s most-loved stories (he had a lot of them), concerned a event in which a number of blind men investigated an elephant. The occasion was famously described by the 19th century ...

When World War II ended with Japan’s unconditional surrender in August 1945, the various sects of Japanese Buddhism lost the foundation they had all shared in State Shintō, falling into a state of ...

Buddhist customs, and the regions of Chittagong and southern Arakan State are recognised as areas where Buddhism has survived ...

Josh Cotts is the Lead Features and Lists Editor at GameRant. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Arizona State University in 2019 with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Media Studies and has been ...