IN THE VILLAGE OF THIKSEY, a group of women stands outside the gates of an ancient whitewashed monastery. Removing sunglasses and donning large, looped earrings, gold-embroidered jackets and hoods ...

A cultivated sense of calm — no more or less than you’d expect from a study of Buddhist practice — permeates “Golden Kingdom,” an impressively disciplined, occasionally transporting debut feature from ...

Cosmic Painting of Mount Meru, 19th century, Trongsa Dzong, Trongsa Thangka Honolulu Academy of Arts Thangka Depicting the Arhats - 1, 18th century, Tango Institute, Thimphu Thangka Honolulu Academy ...

The last king of the isolated Himalayan region of Upper Mustang died Friday in Kathmandu, eight years after he lost his royal title when the centuries-old Buddhist monarchy was abolished. Jigme Dorje ...

Few traces exist in contemporary Malaysia of its Hindu and Buddhist past. Unlike its fellow Muslim-majority neighbour Indonesia, which is home to some of the grandest structures of Indic religions ...

In Nepal’s fabled Mustang region, the Kingdom of Lo houses priceless relics. Will a new road to China save its unique culture or destroy it? Deep in the barren highlands of northern Nepal, a Buddhist ...

According to Sinxayaram Temple in Laos, it presents the Kingdom of Buddhism in Meuang Feuang. A 90-minute drive from Laos Capital City Vietiane the upgraded compound has been attracting faithful ...

During the reign of Emperor Claudius, according to Pliny the Elder, a Roman ship sailing along the coast of Arabia was driven eastward by monsoon winds and ended up putting in at the island of Ceylon ...

Bhutan is a small country – 200 miles east-west, 100 north-south, and about 355,000 people – with much of its landmass mountainous. It has avoided political strife and, unlike neighbouring Tibet, its ...

The last king of the isolated Himalayan region of Upper Mustang died on Friday in Kathmandu, eight years after he lost his royal title when the centuries-old Buddhist monarchy was abolished. He had ...