According to the Pew Research Center, about one-quarter of countries worldwide exhibit “high” or “very high” levels of social ...

He wound up a killer. Of the many details that have emerged about Alexis in the aftermath of the Washington Navy Yard shootings, his interest in Buddhism is among the more surprising. The ...

Noah Levine, author of the memoir Dharma Punx, doesn't quite fit the Buddhist stereotype either. Some people might be put off by his shaved head, silver tooth and his tattoo-covered body ...

Deny transmigration? I confess that I rather like the idea of an ax-wielding Buddhist thug. It would prove, at least, that stereotypes are stereotypes. Ever since America switched on to Zen ...

that one extreme view will replace another. However, the pacifist stereotype of Buddhism is not without foundation.

Buddhism may be touted in the West as an inherently peaceful philosophy, but a surge in violent rhetoric from small but increasingly influential groups of hardline monks in parts of Asia is ...

Once I finished studying, I decided to train as a monk. I hated the concept of Buddhism at the time, but my mum, who’s a pianist, told me, “If you want to criticise a composition by Mozart ...

Buddhist mobs in Sri Lanka last week led anti-Muslim riots that left at least three dead and more than 200 Muslim-owned establishments in ruins, just the latest bout of communal violence there ...

Buddhism may be touted in the West as an inherently peaceful philosophy, but a surge in violent rhetoric from small but increasingly influential groups of hardline monks in parts of Asia is ...