Buddhist
A Buddhist prayer festival fills a remote Tibetan village with color
By Alexandra Radu — July 20, 2017
(RNS) — Every year, between the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, nomad tribes gather in the tiny Tibetan village of Ser Geyrgo for a prayer festival that is meant to invoke heaven.
Sri Lanka arrests monk, police officer for anti-Muslim violence
By Ranga Sirilal — June 18, 2017
(Reuters) The arrests are part of a crackdown on violence against Muslims, who are 9 percent of the mostly Buddhist nation.
Myanmar arrests Buddhist nationalists accused of stoking tensions with Muslims
By Wa Lone — May 15, 2017
YANGON (Reuters) The arrests came after nationalists led by the Patriotic Monks Union raided flats in a Yangon district with a large Muslim population.
People of all faiths reject refugee ban
By Jerome Socolovsky — January 29, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) Few if any of the people who protested this weekend, and especially those who did so out of religious convictions, believe President Donald Trump's contention that his refugee ban is not aimed at Muslims.
Religious makeup of the new Congress overwhelmingly Christian
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 3, 2017
(RNS) Nearly 91 percent of members of the 115th Congress convening Tuesday (Jan. 3) describe themselves as Christian, according to a new analysis by Pew Research Center.
Jews at top of class in first-ever global study of religion and education
By Lauren Markoe — December 13, 2016
(RNS) Around the world, religion and education are highly correlated.
China’s Panchen Lama carries out religious rite in Tibet, first in 50 years
By RNS staff — July 21, 2016
BEIJING (Reuters) Although officially atheist, China selected Gyaltsen Norbu as the 11th Panchen Lama in 1995 in a drive to win the hearts and minds of Tibetans.
Bangladesh’s deadly attacks terrify its religious minorities
By Akhtar Ali — June 13, 2016
(RNS) Separate targeted attacks on Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and atheists have left the country reeling.
Influential Thai Buddhist monk too ill to face graft charges, say devotees
By RNS staff — May 26, 2016
BANGKOK (Reuters) A stand-off in Thailand between investigators and a powerful Buddhist sect intensified after its influential abbot failed to appear at a police station to answer graft charges because followers said he had fainted.
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