Travels in a Paradoxical Island," Razeen Sally skillfully blends the narrative styles of George Orwell and Bill Aitken.

The journey of the esoteric Buddhist monk Vajrabodhi in the seventh century CE, first to Sri Lanka and then to China, was made possible by the development of trade networks to the east.

The stunning country of Sri Lanka has recovered from colonial rule and civil war to become a proudly independent nation with ...

Sacred trees thrive due to reverence. The Gurusheng tree in Arunachal Pradesh grew from Dalai Lama's stick. Jaya Sri Maha ...

The International Buddhist Confederation commemorated the 90th birth anniversary of the 14th Dalai Lama in New Delhi, ...

For centuries, barefoot pilgrims have walked through the arid jungles and lush forests of Sri Lanka’s east and south, following a sacred route to a fabled shrine in Kataragama in the deep south, in ...

Incantations, music, and chanting have been used in rites and rituals since the beginning of time, with roots in ancient ...

The Bodhi tree provides presence of the Enlightened One. The shade it offers is not only literal but spiritual. Beneath it, devotees find not dogma but a kind of stillness. Practice here is very much ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has placed culture at the centre of China’s national strategy. When he formally introduced “Xi ...

Earnest devotees of Kataragama by the thousands—hailing from all communities, not least Tamil Hindus—are undertook the annual ...

The Minister of Buddhism, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, has raised serious concerns over the growing number of ...