With a new understanding, seemingly diverse traditions can be viewed as part of a unified tapestry of practice that includes ...

The author relates this doctrine to its cultural and historical context, particularly to its Brahmanical background, and shows how the Theravada Buddhist tradition has constructed a philosophical and ...

The first ruler of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, King Rama Thibodi, made two important contributions to Thai history: the establishment and promotion of Theravada Buddhism as the official religion (to ...

Vajrayana, Mahayana, and Theravada are the most practiced forms of Buddhism today but there were a lot of changes within the Mahayaha practice when the expansion of Buddhism crossed the Silk Road.

A sense of humor, even mischief, runs through Bhutanese Buddhism, whose earthy exuberance differs sharply from the ethereal calm of the better known Theravada Buddhism. The profusion of deities ...

Buddhist monk Bhante Uttama spoke to the Yale community in William Harkness Hall on Sunday about his journey from founder and ...

Theravada Buddhist rituals in Southeast Asia include all-night chanting sessions to recharge statues’ power. As scholar of ...

A performance of five-tone (Ngu am) musical ensemble or Pinn Peat orchestra of the Khmer people, the largest of its kind ...

Current figures indicate that 93 percent of the adult population is literate. Theravada Buddhism is the official religion of Thailand and is the religion of more than 90 percent of its people.

Sikruadong Phra Phalek, a monk from Thailand, began his study journey in Vietnam by enrolling in Vietnamese language courses ...

Nepali monks offered prayers in the Theravada style, followed by peace chants from Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, Korean, and ...

Blue Billboard, the largest DooH advertising provider in the South East of England, is first customer to implement new Sony ...