Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the west. One of the features of this religion that can help to account for its growth is that many don't consider Buddhism a religion at all. Is ...

In the Bhagvadgita 4.7, Sri Krishna says, “Whenever there is a decline in dharma and an increase in adharma, O Arjun, at that time I manifest Myself on earth.” To grasp Sri Krishna’s full meaning, we ...

Since the dawn of civilization, humanity has sought answers to life’s greatest mysteries—Who are we? Where did we come from?

(The Conversation) — Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity of beliefs and practices in this tradition. (The ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of digital religion and Buddhism argues that not all Western Buddhism practice is inauthentic. Here’s a way to know what’s real. My curiosity about the authenticity of ...

A tribes woman prays during a sit-in demonstration rally to demand of recognizing Sarna Dharma as a religion in Ranchi, capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, Oct. 18, 2022. Credit: AP ...

Fake news isn’t a new phenomenon. Most of us recall that some of the ideas circulating by word of mouth in the past are that the Earth is flat, practitioners of witchcraft should be burned at the ...

A prayer altar in the main gathering hall at the temple Wat Ratchapradit in Bangkok, Thailand. Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Theravada, which means “the way of the ...