Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered at a revered temple in Nepal’s capital on Wednesday to celebrate one of the country’s biggest religious festivals.

The Art Institute of Chicago announced Monday it would return a 12th century Nepali sculpture of the Buddha to Nepal. The museum is collaborating with the government of Nepal for the return of the ...

Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; the festivals of Wesak and Parinirvana ... Siddhartha lived over 2,500 years ago in a country now called Nepal, which borders India.

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

The temple opened at 2.15 am and devotees were allowed to enter the shrine from all four gates to have darshan of the Shiva Linga Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli during a visit at Pashupatinath ...

Resolution brought by Suleman Lalani, a Democratic representative, lauds US-Nepal relations, Lumbini’s Buddhist heritage.