In sixth-century China, a woman known to history as Empress Dowager Ling ruled over an empire called the Northern Wei.

The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

Before sunrise one morning, on Hawai‘i Island, a man named ‘Ulu prayed to the gods for help and guidance. His son was dying ...

A variety of outdoor gatherings in the next few days will celebrate good vibes, good food, good causes and outrageously bad ...

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...

Located over 100 km from Hanoi, Co Le Pagoda in Nam Dinh is a unique Buddhist site featuring a blend of Eastern and Western ...

Former Taiwanese actor Lee Wei was among the 13 people charged in an alleged cult murder that occurred last year. Taipei ...

While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a ...

The pagoda itself functions as a temple, making it a “vertical monastery” — or, as its name suggests, “The Palace of Buddha.” ...