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 ...

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.

In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have ...

More than 10,000 firefighters, police and civil servants have been deployed to battle dozens of wildfires raging in South Korea. Fueled by dry air and strong winds, the ...

Australia plans to spend a larger share of its foreign aid on its near neighbors in Asia and the Pacific islands after the ...

A Buddhist monastery in Bangladesh has found renown for opening its doors to the needy during Ramadan -- a beacon of ...

Wildfires driven by dry weather and strong winds were ravaging southern South Korea, killing 18 people, destroying more than ...