Buddhism
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‘Buddha would be green’: Dalai Lama calls for urgent climate action
Exclusive: The Dalai Lama warns of terrible consequences of climate inactionThe Dalai Lama has appealed to wor…
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The art of tantra: is there more to it than marathon sex and massages?
The west reduced tantra to a quest for sexual liberation and wellness. But a new show charts its darker depths…
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Dalai Lama to release album of mantras and teachings set to music
‘Music has the potential to reach many more people,’ says the Tibetan spiritual leaderThe Dalai Lama, whose me…
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Myanmar army accused of new atrocities in attack on Rakhine village
Less than three years since a crackdown against Rohingya, troops are again accused of war crimes – this time a…
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Burmese anger grows over pornographic video shot at Buddhist site
Italian couple’s footage against backdrop of Myanmar’s ‘holy land’ provokes outrage Outrage is growing in Myan…
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Sex please, we’re the British Museum: Tantra exhibition to open
Curator assures the public that stereotype-busting show will not include Sting or Kama SutraForget “no sex ple…
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British Museum to return looted Afghan artefacts found at Heathrow
Buddhist heads likely removed by Taliban will go on display before being sent to KabulFourth-century Buddhist …