Ruled by an ancient theological order of Buddhist monks, Tibet had no army worth its name and was quickly overrun. China’s ...

Xuanzang's travels and research united two ancient cultures long lost to the passage of time, in a bond of respect and ...

Increasing rainfall and cloudburst incidents in the typically dry Spiti have emerged as a grave threat to the 1,000-year-old ...

The sun rises over tall mountains in Ladakh as old temple bells ring through valleys that have heard prayers for hundreds of years. All across India, Buddhist temples stand like peaceful islands in ...

From digitized Buddhist caves to neutron-scanned relics, innovators are merging tradition and cutting-edge science to revive ...

Alternative scholarly works of the life of Jesus Christ open up several possibilities and interpretations absent in the four gospels writes PRANAV KHULLARThe missing years between the ages of 13 and 3 ...

Independent Ukrainian women traveled the world as early as the 1930s and left their thoughts and experiences in travelogues that are now rediscovered in Ukraine.

The 14th Dalai Lama has celebrated his 90th birthday and marked the occasion with a long-awaited announcement about the future of the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual tradition. On Wednesday, His Holiness ...

The devotional art of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism share many similarities, even some gods. To understand why, you need to examine the ancient Indian origins of these religions and their ...

At its heart a celebrated UNESCO world heritage site, Uzbekistan's ancient Silk Road stop is a fascinating mix of history and ...

The Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra Society has handed over five ancient Assamese manuscripts to the Rashtrapati Bhavan ...

It's a hub for pilgrims and tourists who want to trek in the high mountains and explore its ancient Buddhist culture, so some villagers work in tourism.