ULAN-UDE, November 29. /TASS/. Damba Ayusheev, XXIV Pandito Khambo Lama and head of the Buddhist Traditional Sangkha of Russia responded to Pope Francis’ remarks about the "cruelty" of the ...

Though Russia’s Buddhist Traditional Sangha positions itself as the country’s leading Buddhist organization, religious communities in Tyva and Kalmykia largely function autonomously.

MOSCOW, February 24. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the Buddhists of Russia on occasion of the New Year according to a lunar calendar, the Kremlin press service said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement ties with Moscow as he faces isolation from the West.