At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands. One by one, he taps bowed heads with a ...

U.S.-born Buddhist lama Jalue Dorje walks out of a prayer hall during a series of rituals and prayers bestowed by the ...

Minnesota teen swaps football and gaming for life as a Buddhist lama in the Himalayas - Jalue Dorje, 19, was recognized by ...

The official ceremony to present Sannas Patra to Prof. Venerable Maha Oya Jinarathana Nayaka Thero, who was conferred the title of Chief Sanghanayaka of Wellassa, Bintenne and the Eastern Three ...

Years after the civil war ended, the Tamils of Sri Lanka continue to face poverty, high unemployment, and land takeovers.

Rededicate 250, a free event on the National Mall set for May 17, aims to gather "Americans of every background" and prepare ...

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom urges President Donald Trump to fill a key ambassador vacancy.

In Sri Lanka, the islanders revere elephants. But for farmers, there's rising tension that's leading to more fatal encounters — for both humans and hungry pachyderms.

As the weather gets warmer, people are anxious to get out of the house — on Saturday afternoon, May 2nd, visitors gathered at ...

I kept telling myself the next city or the next job would be the one that finally made everything click. It took years to ...