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 ...

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A former monk earned just $198.33 as a final stipend. She sued for back pay in wages and overtime compensation ...

Last Monday I spent an hour listening to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama speak on the issue of science and Buddhism. The occasion was a private luncheon for friends, donors, and faculty of the ...

MIDDLETOWN -- Although Buddhism has long been practiced in the United States-- there were 30,000 Buddhists in 1900 in the country -- the number of people practicing it sharply rose in the past two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thailand's head of the National Office for Buddhism Pongporn Pramsaneh, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bangkok, ...

(RNS) — My Methodist heart was 'strangely warmed' in the dead of winter in North Carolina by a stalwart group of Buddhist ...

The Varieties of Religious Therapy (VRT) is a blog series featuring representatives from twelve belief systems discussing how they integrate faith with their approach to psychotherapy. This ...

Across the world, religions appear very different on the surface. They use different names for God, different rituals, and ...

Toss THIS into your frying pan and watch it sizzle!<P> I hear so many people referring to buddhism(sp?) as a religion, and have even claimed to be Buddists or Taoists and that they are the be-all and ...

While Myanmar’s strict curbs on religious freedom continue to draw international scrutiny, its lax enforcement of noise limits is attracting the ire of locals. Residents of the densely populated ...

In a strategic move to bolster regional stability and promote spiritual cooperation, prominent Bangladeshi Buddhist leaders ...