The elegantly carved feline figures from the third century B.C., unearthed by the British in northern India, embody both ...

Eating glass. Fire walking. Sword swallowing. These acts that shock and delight have roots in the real and mythical practices ...

The Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) has issued a resolute statement affirming their ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...

Taihong Ouyang is charged with burglary and criminal mischief, both as hate crimes, and aggravated harassment after a string of break ins.

Taihong Ouyang, 49 – who faces hate crime burglary and criminal mischief charges – was granted supervised release as he ...

Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.

A man is facing charges after allegedly breaking into several temples in New York City's Chinatown and damaging religious ...

Taihong Ouyang, 49, is accused of smashing religious items with a fire extinguisher at Sung Tak Buddhist Association on Pike ...

The recent transfer of cultural artifacts, including several Tibetan Buddhist relics, from the US to China may help advance the Chinese government’s efforts to distort Tibet’s history and appropriate ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution marks the first time Louisiana has used the method and is the state's first ...

Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put a man to death Tuesday evening for a killing decades ago, marking the first time the state has used the method as it resumed executions after a 15-year hiatus.