Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and showered flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living goddess in Nepal.

Buddhism in Thailand can take unexpected forms, embracing animist superstition, magical practices — and the entrepreneurial spirit of many senior monks.

The police erected checkpoints on the outskirts of Yangon and hunted for dissidents or critics of their rule — anyone who might want to commemorate the protests.

An explosion near Sule Pagoda and City Hall, the focal point of demonstrations by Buddhist monks last year, heavily armed police officers cordoned off the area.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader was admitted to a hospital in India with ?abdominal discomfort? but doctors said there was no cause for concern.

Carla Sarkozy will meet with the exiled Tibetan leader in southern France on Aug. 22. The French president would meet the Dalai Lama before the end of the year.

Carla Sarkozy will meet with the exiled Tibetan leader in southern France on Aug. 22. The French president would meet the Dalai Lama before the end of the year.

Carla Sarkozy will meet with the exiled Tibetan leader in southern France on Aug. 22. The French president would meet the Dalai Lama before the end of the year.

By appearing to cater more to the needs of the dead than to the living, Buddhism may be losing standing in Japan.

China?s ambassador to France warned of ?serious consequences? for Chinese-French relations if the French president meets with the Dalai Lama next month.