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Topic: Buddhism

China’s crackdowns haven’t stamped out religion & ritual. Pew report highlights their survival

According to a Pew Research Center report, which analyses various surveys conducted in China, the number of places of worship rose for traditional Chinese religions between 2009 and 2018.

Buddhist viharas were sites of business. They weren’t just ‘monasteries’

In 'Tree & Serpent', John Guy traces the fascinating history of Buddhist art in India.

Why I fled Vipassana in just 4 days — Dilip Mandal

On day 4, we started moving our attention to our entire body, part by part, from top to bottom. On day five, I exited the camp.

How a pragmatist Ambedkar persuaded and convinced Dalits to convert to Buddhism

In his book 'The Evolution of Pragmatism in India', Prof Scott Stroud writes that Ambedkar's pragmatist philosophy reached its culmination in the conversion movement.

Buddhist monks are like psychotherapists. We look at problems from the mental health angle

In The World We Have by Thich Nhat Hanh views the climate crisis and possible solutions through a Buddhist lens.

The Great monastery of Ratnagiri – this is how Buddhism thrived in medieval Odisha

Female musicians played as the Buddha was offered ‘flowers, fruits, medicinal plants, and all other treasures’ at the Ratnagiri monastery.

SubscriberWrites: Buddha’s teachings seen in their highest sense are about self-awareness

Buddha's non-violent, compassionate communism is truly the ultimate panacea for the malaise that plagues human society, writes Chaitanya Nagar.

South Asia’s greatest stupa isn’t in India but Bangladesh. This is its story

The decline and fall of Indian Buddhism was as complex a process as its rise. But all that remains of this dramatic history are silent ruins of brick.

‘Soft power’ flex? What ‘first-of-a-kind’ Global Buddhist Summit means for India

The 2-day Global Buddhist Summit, which concludes Friday, saw the participation of delegates from nearly 30 countries, including Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Mongolia.

Global Buddhist summit in New Delhi next week to discuss ‘solutions’ to world problems

The International Buddhist Confederation, which is supported by the Ministry of Culture, will organise the GBS.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.