Today is Wesak Day, the holiest day in the Buddhist calendar which marks the birth, enlightenment and passing of Gautama Buddha. It is an auspicious occasion marked by Buddhists in Malaysia and ...

Malaysian Buddhists celebrated the continuing Wesak festivities in fine and grateful style in Brickfields on Saturday (May 31 ...

The DJ found himself the target of widespread backlash in Malaysia after he performed at a nightclub in Kuala Lumpur on May 3. The Young Buddhist Association Malaysia slammed his appearance as ...

That includes three-quarters of Buddhists in the Buddhist-majority country of Cambodia and 88% in the Muslim-majority country of Malaysia. However, there is less support among Buddhists in the ...

(The survey in South and Southeast Asia also included 2,571 interviews in Indonesia, but adequate sample size is unavailable to analyze Buddhist respondents there.) Interviews were conducted over the ...

However, even in insular nations like Malaysia and Indonesia, where the influence of Islamization is palpable, Buddhist culture continues to permeate the daily lives and affairs of the people.

Hinduism is the dominant religion in Nepal, followed by Buddhism. In Malaysia, Buddhism is practiced by a substantial portion of the Chinese community, contributing to the country’s ...

The six countries Pew selected are representative of religion in the region: Three are majority Buddhist (Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand); two are majority Muslim (Malaysia and Indonesia); and ...

Visakhapatnam: Malaysia's deputy minister of tourism, arts and culture Datuk Seri Dr Santara said here on Wednesday that Vizag has vast scope to develop Buddhist tourism. Tourists with such ...

But Malaysia, which has long promoted itself as ... While an estimated 93 percent of Thais are Buddhist, the country’s efforts to cash in on a growing demand for halal goods follow in the ...

In Singapore and Malaysia, local Buddhist organizations objected to Yoon’s recent scheduled performances, forcing their cancellation. But Namjeon argues that Yoon is just one of the latest in a ...