A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, bridges and a monastery.
Nalanda contributed to the development and evolution of two major Mahayana Buddhist philosophies — Madhyamaka and Yogacara, Abhay K writes in his book, 'Nalanda: How it Changed the World'. Excerpts: ...
The Everest Base Camp trekking is a bucket-list adventure for many trekkers worldwide. While the trail itself offers ...
A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan -- a beacon of ...
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
Tawang, The Gorsam Kora festival in Arunachal Pradesh, which celebrates the shared Himalayan Buddhist cultural heritage and the long-standing friendship between India and Bhutan, will be held from ...
A squad of climbers, steeled by ascents in the Tetons, made a historic Himalayan climb in 1963, even after the mountain ...
After the end of the Rana regime in 1951, Nepal opened its doors to the world. The United Nations Food and Agriculture ...
India's diverse border regions with Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka are famed for their ...