The yogi’s only biography was written by his disciple. An Australian scholar used the text to document his travels, revealing the spectacular reach of Tamil Buddhist teachings.

If the Buddhist art is meant to guide us to enlightenment, it just as often reveals the blood, beauty, and mystery of earthly ...

The Southeast Asian country has lagged behind Vietnam and Thailand when it comes to tourism. The government hopes new hotels, roads and a train system will put Laos on visitors’ lists.

In The Golden Road, William Dalrymple proposes that India had a role in shaping and reshaping the ancient and medieval world.

Japan has seven “lucky” gods. According to legend, they sail into harbor on New Year’s morning on their treasure ship to ...

Under the direction of Portuguese missionaries, large quantities of ivory sourced from their East African colonies came to be used to carve ecclesiastical statuettes by indigenous artisans.

This article is going to look at 20 of the best hiking trails in the whole world. This is one of the most famous hikes in the ...

In preparation for the grand Mahakumbh 2025, the government has set up the Uttar Pradesh Pavilion on a five-acre site, ...

Theravada Buddhism is the largest and official religion of Sri Lanka, practiced by 70.2% of the population as of 2012. Practitioners of Sri Lankan Buddhism can be found amongst the majority Sinhalese ...

From the importance of maps to the vital role of vultures in our ecosystems, our round-up of our best interviews in 2024 ...

Once upon a time, along the Coromandel Coast of India, merchants transported more than just goods — they carried traditions, ...

Harsha Kakar The Indian foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, recently visited Bangladesh and apart from meeting his counterpart, ...