Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Siddhartha Gautama, a prince born some twenty-five hundred years ago, is recognized as the Historical Buddha, or “Awakened One.” His enlightenment freed him from the cycle of rebirth, and his ...

Archaeologists discovered a box in Jingchuan County, China, which, according to its inscription, contained the cremated remains of the Buddha. More than 260 Buddhist statues were found along with the ...

Scholars suggest that the colossal seated Buddha in Cave 20 is modelled after the image of an emperor of the Bei Wei Dynasty. Located near the city of Datong in northeastern China, Yungang Grottoes is ...

NEW DELHI, (ANI) – Bodhidharma, a revered Buddhist monk who lived during 5th or 6th century is credited for transmitting Chan Buddhism (the Chinese school of Mahayana Buddhism) in China. The word Chan ...

TAIYUAN - Archaeologists and engineers are working to restore protective eaves and attics to the 15,000-year-old Yungang Buddhist Grottoes, a world heritage site in northern Shanxi Province, to slow ...

Local Chinese authorities, in a bid to preserve parts of the historic Silk Road trade route, have ordered the destruction of another historic site standing in the way. Some historical relics, ...

An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Afghan capital Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper ...