Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A prayer altar in the main gathering hall at the temple Wat Ratchapradit in Bangkok, Thailand. Pictures from History/Universal ...

A BRITISH man born on the Isle of Wight has made history as the world’s most senior foreign-born Buddhist monk. Shaun Michael ...

The Thuparamaya Stupa, the earliest stupa, or a dirt burial mound faced with stone, after Theravada Buddhism became the official religion in Sri Lanka, dating back to the reign of King Devanampiya ...

Theravada, which means “the way of the elders,” is one of the two main schools of Buddhism. Its adherents consider Theravada to be the most authoritative branch because they believe their teachings ...

President’s Counsel Manohara de Silva’s (M.deS) book on Amendments to the Constitution was launched recently at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute attended by a mammoth crowd including myself. The ...

Our proud claim, as Sri Lankan Buddhists, is that we are the guardians of Theravada Buddhism. Further, some believe that we practise the purest form of Buddhism. It is said that the Buddha predicted ...

Contrary to popular belief, not all meditation techniques produce similar effects of body and mind. Indeed, a study has demonstrated for the first time that different types of Buddhist meditation – ...

(The Conversation) — Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity of beliefs and practices in this tradition. (The ...