The Dalai Lama has offered hints that he might diverge from the customs. He has said that his successor will be born in a ...

Buddhism remains a powerful and enduring force in Southeast Asia, particularly in mainland countries like Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, where countless devotees engage in a myriad of ...

"This stops opportunists from joining our Church, and thus we are slow in growth of numbers," he added. P. Joseph Bhutia, 32, a member of the Charismatic Bethlehem Fellowship Church, says the state ...

Buddhism is a non-theistic religion, meaning it doesn't recognise a creator god or a deity who intervenes in the world. Instead, it focuses on personal enlightenment and the Buddha's concept of a ...

by Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara The word Ahimsa, derived from Sanskrit, means non-harm or non-injury and is often translated into English as non-violence. The dictionary defines it as “the ...

William Dalrymple’s new book brings back this question. It’s plausible that in ancient times, a new religion like Buddhism could survive its infancy because it wasn’t really seen as a faith.

St. Joseph’s, a Catholic church in south Bethlehem at the center of a bitter dispute when the Diocese of Allentown closed it 16 years ago, is being sold to a nonprofit group created by former ...

Tep Vong, a prominent figure in Cambodia's Buddhist community, has died at the age of 93 after battling an illness, according to Cambodia's Ministry of Cult and Religion.

In Bethlehem, I Wayan Turun, Collection of Stichting Zendingserfgoed, Zuidland, Netherlands, 1958. Christianity Today December 18, 2023 ...

Milo Manheim and Fiona Palomo as Joseph and Mary in "Journey to Bethlehem." For Banderas, acting in this movie meant he could bring together his love of musicals while incorporating his Catholic ...

Major changes to long-established practices took place, as Japanese Buddhism developed into a secularized organization espousing doctrines far removed from the original teachings of Shakyamuni.