Burial and cremation come with some pretty major environmental problems. Both involve huge amounts of energy, resources and ...

Footage shows devotees lighting giant incense sticks at a Buddhist temple. Worshippers can be seen holding the joss sticks ...

Pali stanza often recited at times of death. “Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honour of the ...

Veteran athletic coach Susantha Fernando called time on his illustrious career in the state service recently. Fernando, who ...

In the Buddhist tradition, the story of Kisa Gotami is famous worldwide. It serves to remind us that, despite the pain we ...

The consort to the Thai king greeted crowds as she arrived in India for a religious visit. Sineenat Bilaskalayani, 40, was accompanied by a 70-member delegation as she visited Bodh Gaya on the ...

The ongoing inquiry into the controversial wellness clinic Body by Design (Omnicare Medical Limited) has taken a harrowing turn as Francis Nganga Mundia, widower to the late Lucy Wambui Nganga, ...

Joining Nepal's monks and morticians in the valleys of Mustang, we face mortality in its most elemental form.

The executive director and chief program officer of the Virginia Birth Injury Fund were fired on Tuesday, concluding a tense period in which parents distrusted program leadership.

The UK is preparing for a flurry of snow in the upcoming weeks. Weather maps from forecaster WXCharts predict a blizzard sweeping across the country, with an estimated 41 cities set to experience ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can almost feel yourself slow down as you watch this dog. There's a calm, easy warmth to the way he moves, the kind that ...

A plan by a Buddhist temple to build a new community hall has been rejected by a council over parking. City of Wolverhampton Council turned down plans by the city’s Ambedkar Buddhist Centre to build ...