Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned Japan traveller, this under-the-radar prefecture next to Fukuoka should be ...

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for ...

When we speak, a few days into the new year, Sasmita is preparing for a 10-day silent retreat in the mountains. After a nonstop run of international exhibitions, “for the first time, I feel burnt out.

(Related: See Hong Kong like a Nat Geo Explorer.) A reveler burns joss sticks for incense at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur on the eve of the Lunar New Year. This year is the Year of the Snake.

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

Kanitta tissa had repaired a temple at Nagadipa Evidence of this Buddhist civilization emerged ... running more than a mile towards the North east. Most of the Buddhist ruins are now buried under the ...

Their living conditions have been described by one human rights defender as "a hell on earth". They are all being held in the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) in central Bangkok, which houses ...

It is regrettable that programs which disrespect Buddhism are made with the knowledge of the responsible persons of the government, says former President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He made this statement ...

Similarly driven by Seva, Mehul Patel, a volunteer at the Hindu temple BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills, emphasized the joy of serving others. “In the joy of others, lies our own ...

“Josef is now an ardent devotee of Buddhism and visits to the place where the Aukana Buddha statue is placed. This time he has decided to stay in the temple for several days” - Ven ...

Some are exhibited in museums in India and overseas. Some might have been sculpted in Nagapattinam and used for worship in viharas or Buddha temples. Such bronze sculptures found subsequently at ...

Under the phased agreement ... Trump pledged last month that “all hell will break out” if Hamas doesn’t promise to release hostages by Jan. 20 and his Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, joined ...