Much of the global population suffers from chronic pain. Here’s what we can learn from Buddhism about how to manage it.

Theravada Buddhism, the original variety, can be high-pressure: Become an arhat, a spiritually enlightened person who has replaced all desire. No emotion: Become indifferent to everything.

Buddhism initially came to America with Chinese and Japanese immigrants in the late 1800s, but Westerners began to take interest in practicing Buddhism themselves in the 1950s and ’60s.

Buddhism, venerable and ancient world religion, has lately found itself in the thick of a cutting-edge dialogue with modern science. This dialogue has included the Mind & Life conferences, where the ...

In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, punctuated by trade wars, rising costs, and fractured alliances, diplomacy is ...

Not just in Buddhism, but worldwide, why have women been so neglected and overlooked for millennia?” said Palmo. About 100 nuns live and study at her Dongyu Gatsal Ling nunnery in India.

Buddhism is very anti-essentialism, and essentialism includes seeing essence of groups, which is what racism is. If you view all Trump supporters as bigots or idiots, I think that’s a big mistake.

SEVERSON: No one is suggesting Thai Buddhism is heading for a museum, but many agree that it might need some new packaging. For Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, I’m Lucky Severson in Chiang Mai ...