A COMPARISON OF BUDDHIST AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY’ Prof. Asoka Amaratunga is well known to the readers of The Island by his ...

Nalanda contributed to the development and evolution of two major Mahayana Buddhist philosophies — Madhyamaka and Yogacara, Abhay K writes in his book, 'Nalanda: How it Changed the World'. Excerpts: ...

The Australian election has finally been declared for May 3. After months of unofficial campaigning, it leaves us with five ...

It's finally happening: the prime minister is visiting the governor-general this morning to call the long-awaited federal ...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas says that his libel victory will encourage other journalists to stand up to powerful figures.

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Honeybees attacked a group of foreign tourists at the world-famous Ajanta cave complex in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, in which an Australian national suffered minor injuries, ...

The world-famous caves at Ajanta are a series of 30 Buddhist rock-cut caves, with exquisite paintings and murals ...

A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.

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Wildfires raging in South Korea have doubled in size in 24 hours as authorities call the blazes the country's worst natural ...