The Buddha of Swat, carved on a cliff in the seventh century, was dynamited by the Pakistani Taliban in 2007. Now it has been restored, a powerful symbol of tolerance in the traumatised Pakistani ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nadja Sayej writes about fashion, celebrity and pop culture. The Buddha is back in fashion, on handbags and even in tattoos. When ...

There is a Buddhist saying that goes: ``Please attain Buddhism in your next lifetime by lighting a lantern in this life.'' The saying is being realized by many Buddhists this May, as they visit ...

On the occasion of the United Nations Day of Vesak 2025, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha selected the painting "Lotus in Pure Land" as a diplomatic gift to present to the President of Sri Lanka - a nation ...