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Buddhism

The Dalai Lama speaks while wearing a yellow robe. He is surrounded by two man on red robes in a monastery.
Music
The Dalai Lama makes a bid for music chart stardom
Arts, Culture & Media
Sonic Buddhism
Arts, Culture & Media
Sonic Buddhism
Arts, Culture & Media
Kongfu Monk
Arts, Culture & Media
Be here now
Former White House advisor Steve Bannon briefly practiced Buddhism before returning to Catholicism.
Books
Steve Bannon: A ‘new-age, mystical seeker’ who sees the apocalypse on the horizon
Women pray in front of paramilitary policemen at Yonghegong Lama Temple on the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Rooster in Beijing, China.
Books
Religion is alive and kicking in officially atheist China
Lobzang Jivaka (fourth from left) at Rizong Monastery in Ladakh, northern India, with some of his fellow monks, in 1960.
Culture
This Englishman’s search for truth was about the transformation of spirit, and of gender
IDP Camp in Sittwe
Culture
In Myanmar, refugees from Muslim-Buddhist conflict remain in limbo
In Buddhist Myanmar, there's a view that abortion is wrong because "human life happens only in a blue moon, so we shouldn't waste a life like this."
Health
Providing safe illegal abortions in Myanmar is a ‘karmic balance,’ says one doctor
A photo of Tam Duong's family during Lunar New Year in the early 1990s. Tam, on the right in the red dress, is from Los Angeles and now lives in Boston. Her parents are from Vietnam and Duong says she was confused as to why Santa never came to their home.
Belief
There’s nothing traditional about an immigrant Christmas
Riot police attack a man during an anti-Muslim riot in Hlegu, outside Yangon, in April. More sectarian riots flared up in Myanmar in July.
Conflict & Justice
Who’s to blame for Myanmar’s spate of sectarian riots?
Riot police attack a man during an anti-Muslim riot in Hlegu, outside Yangon, in April. More sectarian riots flared up in Myanmar in July.
Conflict & Justice
Who’s to blame for Myanmar’s spate of sectarian riots?
Figures in the shrines represent a multitude of personages from the Burmese pantheon, mixing figures of the Buddha with nat and weikza figures from traditional spirit worship. (Photo: Bruce Wallace)
Arts, Culture & Media
Spirits on the Streets of Yangon
Lifestyle & Belief
The History and Future of Government-Monastery Relations in a Changing Myanmar
Conflict & Justice
Ethnic & Religious Violence Challenge Democratic Transition in Myanmar
Global Politics
Blinged Out Monks: Several Thai Buddhist Monks Spotted with Luxury Wears
Lifestyle & Belief
The Buddhist Path for Young Men in Myanmar
Lifestyle & Belief
What’s Fueling the Buddhist-Muslim Clashes in Myanmar
Conflict & Justice
Muslims Attacked in Myanmar
Arts, Culture & Media
German Geologist Says Buddhist Statue Made From Ancient Meteorite
Global Politics
Buddhism and Modern Life in Bhutan
Arts, Culture & Media
Finding Balance: Buddhism And Modern Life In China
Arts, Culture & Media
Bridging the Religious Divide in Thailand
Environment
Invoking Buddha to Protect Forests
Arts, Culture & Media
Cambodia and Thailand at Odds Over an Ancient Temple
Global Politics
Dalai Lama to Step Down
Arts, Culture & Media
Kongfu Monk
Lifestyle & Belief
The Dalai Lama and Me
Global Politics
China’s controlled day of mourning for last week’s earthquake
Global Politics
Buddhism and Islam in America
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Buddhist teacher for Vietnamese immigrants
Arts, Culture & Media
The rapping monk
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo Quiz
Health & Medicine
Mr Happy – Geo Answer
Health & Medicine
Geo Quiz
Lifestyle & Belief
Buddhism in Mexico
Arts, Culture & Media
Gandhi possessions on sale
Conflict & Justice
Tibet’s uncharted future
Global Politics
Tibetan exile summit
Global Politics
Tibetan exiles gather for summit
Conflict & Justice
Exiled Tibetans to decide future
Global Politics
South Korea’s Buddhists concerned
Conflict & Justice
Burmese monk in exile
Arts, Culture & Media
Buddha statue re-disovered
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit – Fratello Metallo
Global Politics
Indian idol and Barack Obama reader
Conflict & Justice
Dalai Lama book interview
Lifestyle & Belief
Monks protest in Tibet