When the great King Anawrahta of Pagan united the whole of Burma into a single kingdom in the eleventh century and made Theravada Buddhism the national religion, there were already in existence a ...

In Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand and Cambodia, with Theravada Buddhism in their cultures, Naga is considered an auspicious creature, one that brings protection and blessings ...

More than 90 percent of Thailand's nearly 70 million people are practitioners of Theravada Buddhism, a school of Buddhism that is also widely embraced in other Southeast Asian countries such as ...

The Thai Cabinet has approved a proposal to nominate Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, a historic Buddhist temple in Nakhon Si ...

In 2025, this falls on Jan. 7. In the Theravada form of Buddhism followed in Southeast Asia, Gautama’s enlightenment is commemorated along with his birth and death during the Vesak festival ...

The cabinet has approved an application to propose Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat as a Unesco world ...

Buddhist wedding ceremonies vary widely across traditions and countries. They usually take place separately from the legal marriage ceremony. Here is one example from the Theravada tradition ...

While the world continues to progress towards greater acceptance of diverse sexual orientations, Sri Lanka remains steadfast in holding on to colonial-era laws that criminalise same-sex relations. As ...