LUMBINI, Nepal - Tens of thousands of devotees chanted sutras and lit incense Tuesday at a temple in southwestern Nepal to celebrate the anniversary of Buddha's birth. Police said they expect up to 50 ...

Just a 10-minute auto ride from the bustling city of Birendranagar in Surkhet, via a road that meanders through a lush green forest, a hillock marks an mystery — a medieval looking, six-metre tall, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE- Sayamongkhoun Alexandera, right, a Buddhist monk from France, prays in front of the birthplace of Lord Buddha, in Lumbini, ...

Extremely important Buddhist sites in Nepal are under threat. Researchers have come together to document and analyze these buildings to ensure the legacy endures. Dolpo, as an isolated, high-altitude ...

Archaeologists have discovered a shrine in Nepal that may hold clues pertaining to Buddha's birth. A previously unknown wooden structure found at Buddha's birthplace hints that he may have lived in ...

The hippies have decamped from Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley, and there’s a new buzz as some of the world’s most magnificent temples and palaces get a major face-lift. The monuments, the towering Himalayas ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The United Nations' cultural agency decided Thursday against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of Lumbini on its list of heritage sites in danger, instead giving ...