There was the ubiquitous trademark plot device. “White Lotus” is not a “whodunit.” It is a “whoisit.” At the beginning of ...

With the Thai government presenting our prime minister with the Tipitaka, I thought it would be nice to revisit Buddhism this ...

In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have ...

We have analyzed switching into and out of five widely recognized, worldwide religions to allow for consistent comparisons around the globe. Specifically, this report analyzes change between the ...

Buddhist temples vary in style and design, but they usually feature a main hall, a Buddha statue and space to meditate.

So this means that things like everlasting souls or eternal gods cannot exist. Buddhism, unlike other religions, does not believe in a creator God or an eternal or everlasting soul. Anatta ...

The number of believers in all religions has increased sharply, with Buddhism growing the fastest of all. As interest in religion has increased, so have efforts by the state to control it ...

I have studied Buddhism in Thailand for over a decade, including the diverse ways in which Thai Buddhists practice their religion. While the Thai Buddhism depicted in The White Lotus is not ...

Buddhist Unlike most other religions, getting married and having children is not expected in Buddhism. In fact, some Buddhists believe that celibacy, not having sex and not getting married ...