Wax paper and parchment paper might look similar, but they serve very different purposes in the kitchen. Wax paper has a thin coating of wax on each side, which prevents food from sticking to it and ...

(RNS) — On May 6, just days before Buddhists around the world celebrate the holiday of Vesak, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will put relics of the Buddha — what Sotheby’s calls the “Piprahwa Gems ...

A cliff-face cavity is all that remains of one of two sixth-century Buddha sculptures, sublime expressions of Bamiyan's ancient kingdom. Alex Masi Clad in a safari suit, sun hat, hiking boots and ...

Sri Lanka police launched an investigation on Sunday into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on display under tight security. The Criminal ...

Nepal's leading private airline - Buddha Air - is set to resume Kathmandu-Kolkata flights after a gap of six years. Nepal's Buddha Air is reclaiming the skies: New flights from Kathmandu to ...

At the age of thirty-five, under a papal tree, Sidhartha reached enlightenment and became an "enlightened one"--a Buddha (c. 528 BC). Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni ...

Ambassadors from 17 nations including India were arranged to travel by train to Kandy to view the exposition, according to the statement.

Royal Paper, the company behind Earth First, SuperSoft, Platinum, and EcoFirst paper products — including toilet paper, tissues, napkins, and paper towels — has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Sri Lanka's sacred Buddha Tooth Relic Temple in the picturesque Kandy city is embroiled in controversy over a leaked photograph. It was clicked from an area where photography is banned.

No cameras or mobile phones were allowed in the inner sanctum of the Temple of the Tooth during a rare exposition, which started on Friday in the central town of Kandy after a gap of 16 years.