Monks have been seeking spiritual enlightenment at these sites on steep cliffs, inside caves and atop an extinct volcano for ...

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...

The Kandyan Convention, an agreement between the British Colonial rulers and Kandyan chiefs, was signed in 1815. ..

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A tucked away Buddhist center in the north part of Brevard County is home to some of the state's largest Buddhist statues.

Stunning candle art display was showcased at a Buddhist festival in northern India. Niranjana Deepotsav was held at Maya ...

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake.

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Stunning discoveries and fresh breakthroughs in DNA analysis are changing our understanding of our own evolution and offering a new picture of the "other humans" that our ancestors met across ...