Contrary to popular belief, not all meditation techniques produce similar effects of body and mind. Indeed, a study has demonstrated for the first time that different types of Buddhist meditation – ...

The air thrummed with the symphony of fragrant offerings — sandalwood, jasmine, and cardamom — weaving their magic around me. Each wisp of incense smoke, like a whispered mantra, beckoned me deeper ...

The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje talks to Sonal Srivastava about the Vajrayana school of Buddhism, the importance of rituals and the practical application of shunayata. The Theravada and ...

Thimphu [Bhutan], October 3 (ANI): The Fourth International Conference on Vajrayana Buddhism with the theme "Modernity of Buddhism" is being hosted in Thimpu, Bhutan at Zhichenkhar. The Centre for ...

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When Kali Puja rolls around in Bengal, people come in droves to the pandals to gape at the clay figurines of goddess Kali’s frighteningly monstrous, charnel ground retinue. One figure that holds ...

As Bhutan reflects on its journey as the world’s last Vajrayana kingdom, it becomes ever more evident that the reign of His Majesty King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, marks one of ...

The Cultural Centre of Vijayawada (CCV), in its survey of archaeological remains, historical sites and monuments, discovered a granite idol of the Buddha in ‘Bhumisparsa Mudra’, also known as ...

The historical roots and modern-day ramifications of Chinese government attempts to control Vajrayana Buddhism.