Buddhism
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‘The idea that Buddhism is a branch of Hinduism began in late 1800s’: Writer-historian Douglas Ober
Uma Chakravarti
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A new book studies 2000 years of Buddhist art and its practices in different Asian cultures
RM Woodward
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For ancient Romans, India existed in a liminal zone between the marketplace and the imagination
Norman Underwood
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Buddhist monasteries exist under Hindu temples, claims Samajwadi Party’s Swami Prasad Maurya
Scroll Staff
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Dalai Lama apologises after video of him kissing a child on the lip triggers outrage
Scroll Staff
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In atheist China, the spiritual market is going online
Haoyang Zhai, The Conversation
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How a new book on the role of Buddhism in shaping modern Indian history came to be
S Anand
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Is the modern world transforming Buddhism to suits its needs or discovering the ancient truths?
Jesse Barker, The Conversation
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Why RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call for caste system to be discarded has been met with scepticism
Vivek Deshpande
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‘I would rather die in India than in China’: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama
Scroll Staff
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What is the story behind the disfigured ghostly sculptures in Thai cosmological parks?
Roni N Wang
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Why did Sumatran kings once build a Buddhist monastery in Tamil Nadu?
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Watch: A 500-year-old Japanese temple uses strobe lights, music to attract young people to Buddhism
Scroll Staff
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How did China view India at the time Buddhism entered through its borders?
Shyam Saran
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‘The blessing is also for animals’: Monks meet pets on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Singapore
Scroll Staff
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In Thai manuscripts, the future Buddha is at the centre of some of the most beautiful illustrations
Jana Igunma
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How ‘The Tibetan Book of the Dead’ gives a compelling Buddhist perspective on death
Pema Düddul, The Conversation
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An Ambedkarite is interweaving Buddha’s teachings with dhrupad in a leap of artistic faith
Malini Nair
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The Dalai Lama makes first public appearance in two years
Scroll Staff
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Illustrations: A puzzling fragment from an 18th-century Thai meditation manual
Jana Igunma