A new book aiming to restore India's place in the ancient world is a treasure trove of insight and anecdote, writes Kapil ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka—The sacred Buddhist landmarks in Sri Lanka have become popular pilgrimage destinations for many Bhutanese pilgrims, particularly among the elderly population. Besides spiritual ...

Decades later, Swami Vishnudevananda further modernized yoga by systematizing it into five principles: Proper Exercise (Āsana), Proper Breathing (Prāṇāyāma), Proper Relaxation (Śavāsana), Proper Diet ...

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 ...

Donald Trump is not typically known for his calm or reserve, but in a craftsman's workshop in rural China the US president-elect sits in divine contemplation. Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in ...

A leader in building India's nuclear capabilities, Chidambaram is remembered for his critical involvement in both the 1974 "Smiling Buddha" and the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests, which solidified ...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Buddhist history hasn’t got much attention from mainstream historians. But a new paper maps the widespread travels of a 16th-century Buddhist yogi from Rameswaram. He set out ...

There was more flaying than I expected, though not necessarily more than I wanted, at “Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet.” Any visitors going to the Met’s exhibition in search of ...