Diplomatic envoys from several countries gathered Monday evening at the residence of Nepal’s Ambassador to Israel, Dhan Prasad Pandit, to celebrate Buddha Jayanti—the birthday of Siddhartha Gautama, ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Nepali court sentenced a man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha to 10 years in jail on Monday for child sexual abuse, a court official said. As a teenager ...

Last Saturday at Battery Park, a group of Burlington’s Nepali residents celebrated Sansari Puja, or Mother Nature worship. The annual event organized by the Kirat Rai and Limbu communities is intended ...

For the second year in a row, Lumbini will see none of the thousands of pilgrims from around the world that used to congregate here to mark the birthday of the Sakyamuni Buddha, which this year falls ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A controversial spiritual leader, whose supporters believe he is the reincarnation of Buddha, has been arrested in Nepal over ...

Ram Bahadur Bomjan, dubbed "Buddha Boy", became famous in 2005 after followers said he could meditate for months without water, food or sleep - Copyright AFP/File ...

Ram Bahadur Bamjan, a Nepalese spiritual leader known as "Buddha Boy," was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a minor and involvement in the disappearance of at least four followers from his ...

On May 16, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the day that the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, was born, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. His ...

Kathmandu, March 11: Nepal’s very own “Little Buddha”, Ram Bomjan, who had been meditating for the last 10 months in a forest in southern Nepal, has been reported missing since this morning. According ...