(RNS) — Many Buddhists today trace their social justice activism to the work of BR Ambedkar, the Indian caste abolitionist who once led a mass conversion of Dalits, or lower caste, to Buddhism.

Jewels and holy relics were set to be auctioned by the family of a colonial-era English explorer. The Indian government said the collection wasn’t theirs to sell. By Ali Watkins The jewels are ...

Judy Nguyen remembers when she first visited the Chùa Hương Đạo Buddhist temple in southeast Fort Worth nearly a year ago. Nguyen, who lives in Georgia, fell in love with the architecture ...

Patna: In another lapse in CM Nitish Kumar's security on Tuesday, Buddhist monks from Bodh Gaya and teacher aspirants reached near the CM's house and staged protests. The Buddhist monks sat on ...

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government would renew its efforts with central support to bring back over 600 Buddhist artefacts from museums in London, Chennai, New Delhi and Kolkata to the state.

Sotheby's in Hong Kong postponed an auction of gems with ties to early Buddhism on Wednesday after opposition from India, which said the jewels were part of the country's religious and cultural ...

John Fetterman has long been on a political island — and now his tendency to rebuff professional relationships is coming back to bite him. Few fellow Democrats have rushed to Fetterman’s ...

"The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, has successfully secured the postponement of the auction of the sacred Piprahwa Buddhist relics by Sotheby's Hong Kong, which was scheduled for May 7 ...

After hiding Joe Biden’s diminishing mental state for years, duplicitous Democrats have launched a smear campaign against one of their own – attacking moderate Sen. John Fetterman’s mental ...

Days before going under the hammer at Sotheby's Hong Kong, India has stepped in to halt the auction of a portion of the sacred Buddhist relics that were excavated in the northern parts of the ...

Now, you would think he is former President Joe Biden 2.0 from the way his anonymous staffers are moaning. But he is not. Fetterman was engaged, answered endless questions, and had a robust back ...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is pushing back against claims reported by New York Magazine that he is behaving erratically, driving recklessly and missing regular medical checkups, which have raised ...