India, Jan. 28 -- Much before they were turned into instruments of control, Tibet's mountains were once places of refuge and ...

Hinduism gained ground in the region in the early centuries of the Common Era because it provided elites with a fully-fleshed metaphysical package along with literacy.

Today, trekking routes around Leh, Nubra Valley, Lahaul–Spiti, and Kinnaur follow these ancient paths. Monasteries, caravanserais, and old trading villages still stand as reminders of when monks and ...

WRAL was along the path of the monks for much of their journey through central North Carolina and got to hear of some of the ...

In October, 19 Buddhist monks departed on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace" from Texas to Washington, D.C., and last weekend they passed through Raleigh.

Despite freezing temperatures, members of the Walk for Peace stopped in Raleigh as a part of their 2,300-mile journey to ...

The Buddhist monks who began their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace in October are still heading toward Washington, despite the ...

The "Walk For Peace" is a 2,300-mile procession of monks making their way from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C., where ...

Defying a major winter storm, Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace" are braving freezing rain, sleet, and ...

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Sonia Faleiro's new book, 'The Robe and the Sword,' explores the unsettling rise of Buddhist extremism in South Asia, ...