“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Representatives from Buddhist communities, experts, scholars, and guests from over 70 countries are attending the October 15-17 Sixth World Buddhist Forum in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, eastern China.

Dr. Upatissa Pethiyagoda Whether the participation of monks in representative politics is permissible (or proper), has been a ...

For one thing, treating the people you disagree with as 'mistaken' rather than 'evil' can help to build our collective civic ...

doubtless given to support of personal prayers. The book is a paean of praise not only to culture but also to the life of people in a remote part of the world that saw so much varied history. It is ...

My Deepavali prayer each year has been ‘May our land be blessed, may our lives be blessed’. And we have good reason to be charmed by the interplay of biodiversi ...

owned and managed by a committee of Dalit Buddhists and used for prayers and cultural programmes. Manish, a Dalit Buddhist friend, explained that Chawl M and several other buildings in the ...

MINORITY communities in Sri Lanka were furious after a group of multi-faith religious leaders were accosted by a mob led by a Buddhist leader and threatened with violence, reported Makkal Osai.

Over five days, people take part in festive gatherings, fireworks displays, feasts and prayer. Here's a closer look at Diwali ...

Diwali usually takes place between October and November, with the date changing every year according to the Hindu lunar calendar. Celebrations usually last for five days, with the main festivities ...

In all religious traditions, light, an emblem of divine goodness, seems to be in perennial conflict with, before finally ...