In October, 19 Buddhist monks departed on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace" from Texas to Washington, D.C., and last weekend they passed through Raleigh.

Mental health is a pressing, overlooked issue. The Buddha's teachings on the mind's primacy offer a holistic healing paradigm with tools like mindfulness and compassion, which synergize with modern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tibetan Buddhist nuns offering prayers in Kathmandu. Prakash/Mathema /AFP via Getty Images Images of Buddha’s enlightenment often ...

One result of Buddhism's inherent flexibility is a bewildering array of religious rituals and traditions—"cultural trappings" that Howley believes often obscure the Buddha's original teachings.

As many of you know, I write about Buddhism, not as a religion, but as a practical path for finding a measure of peace and contentment in life. Historically, the word “Buddhism” is a fairly recent ...

The Global Buddhist Summit in Delhi, hosting monks from 40 countries, highlighted the importance of Buddhist wisdom for ...

Gautama Buddha’s philosophy provides us one of the most effective paths to achieve profound inner peace and harmony. Whatever ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C.