Bangkok, May 17 (efe_epa).Bangkok, May 17 (efe_epa). — Less than two hours outside of the Thai capital, a monastery has brought visions of ‘Naraka’, a term used in Buddhism to describe a realm similar ...

In Singapore's Haw Par Villa, otherwise known as the Tiger Balm Theme Park, Chinese folklore and the Ten Stages of Buddhist Hell are depicted with gruesome relish. The penalties for neglecting your in ...

The first comprehensive exhibition in the United States to explore portrayals of hell across the Asian religious traditions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Islam, Comparative Hell: Arts of Asian ...

I. Neither Myth nor HistoryRegarding the Buddha, the dichotomy between the "mythical Buddha" and the "historical Buddha" is often used. The former accepts the miraculous tales of the scriptures as ...

SEOUL -- Six leaders from South Korea's biggest Buddhist order have quit after secret video footage showed some supposedly serene monks raising hell, playing high-stakes poker, drinking and smoking.

When it comes to hell, Buddhists are at something of an advantage. While torment may await those who stray from the path of righteousness, it needn’t be eternal. “The wonderful thing about Buddhist ...