Pew Research Center1d
3. Religious switching into and out of Buddhism
Find out what percentage of adults have joined or left Buddhism, or remained Buddhist since childhood, in six countries. Pew ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
Al Jazeera on MSN3d
Buddhism’s holiest site erupts in protests over Hindu ‘control’ of shrine
Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police.
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN7d
Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
For nearly a century, the head of a Buddha statue has been kept in the collections of the National Museum of Cambodia. Its ...
Dharm Is Neither Religion Nor Ideology
Hindu shastras emphasize living a life of dharm for ultimate happiness and peace. Even though the concept is widely used in ...
Crux1d
20 percent of adults have left their childhood religion in many countries, study shows
A new study has found that in many countries around the world 20 percent or more of all adults have left their childhood ...
Timeslife on MSN13d
How Buddhism Shapes India’s Soft Power in the East
Buddhism as a Cultural Ambassador Soft power is the power to affect others by influencing culture, values, and ideology ...