Spring festivals have been held in the Northeastern province of Quang Ninh and North-central province of Thanh Hoa, attracting crowds of visitors.

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Lunar New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival) is more ...

The gong rang out three times at the Nirvana Temple in Mandahl on Sunday morning, marking the start of the dragon dance and ...

Washing labels aren't always the most straightforward to read, and if you don't know what they mean you could end up ruining your clothes. Thankfully the symbols they use are (mostly) universal, so ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed, in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen-like ...

Farry was the person from whom Kurt Cobain’s famous cardigan – worn when Nirvana taped their MTV Unplugged sessions in November 1993 – was obtained for auction. She sold it reluctantly in ...

But Buddhism played a major role in a fall of the centre of the Islamic Empire. History often speaks of the continuous rise of Islam with the arrival of Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century.

Amid a world in turmoil due to wars across the globe, PM Modi emphasised that the future lies in Buddha, a symbol of peace, rather than in war. PM Modi said, “right here in Odisha is the place ...