Sonia Faleiro’s The Robe and the Sword explores the rise of Buddhist extremism across Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand, examining how religion becomes intertwined with nationalism and power ...
In The Robe and the Sword, Sonia Faleiro shows how Buddhist revivalism and majoritarianism have been historically intertwined ...
"Before countless audiences across the globe, the Dalai Lama has tried to refashion Tibetan Buddhism into a modern religion compatible with empirical science and founded on principles of nonviolence ...
In a strategic move to bolster regional stability and promote spiritual cooperation, prominent Bangladeshi Buddhist leaders ...
(RNS) — On May 6, just days before Buddhists around the world celebrate the holiday of Vesak, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will put relics of the Buddha — what Sotheby’s calls the “Piprahwa Gems of the ...
Soft power is the power to affect others by influencing culture, values, and ideology instead of coercion or violence.
The development of Buddhism in Sumatra and Java -- Joko Dolok and the politics of royal asceticism -- Ideas of portraiture: Prajñāpāramitā in Java and Sumatra -- The many roles of the Amoghapāśa ...
The Robe and the Sword is not only about Buddhism or Asia. It is about how sacred ideas are reshaped by modern politics, how ...