Khieu Samphan (left) and Nuon Chea (right) at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia on November 16, 2018. Photos via Khmer Rouge Tribunal.The two most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia were found guilty of genocide in court Friday.
In Strava’s heat maps, the devotional movements of tired pilgrims become blazing symbols of sacred geography.
Sri Lanka announced a 10-day state of emergency Tuesday after Buddhist rioters attacked mosques and Muslim-owned businesses.
Officials hope the discovery will encourage tourism and religious harmony.
Italian archaeologists have restored one of the most important pieces of Buddhist art in South Asia, nine years after it was bombed by the Taliban.
In an address to the people of Laos, yesterday, President Obama stressed the strengths of of Buddhist faith.
Michael Jerryson reports on the growing tension between Buddhists and Muslims, in which senior Buddhist monks actively incite violence and intolerance.
Photo: Sutar Soemitro, from Buddhazine.com.“After being asleep for more than 1000 years,” Indonesia’s lineage of fully ordained female Theravada monastics has “bounced back.”
“If we want peace and justice, it is very important for Buddhists and Muslims to come together because these are two major world religions.”
“The dignity and wisdom of my mother’s small act of kindness feels to me like a blessing we are all invited to learn from.”
