Any search for harmony among religions has to focus on the sacred texts of the religions. Social norms, customs, rituals, modes of dress and the kinds of food eaten vary across countries and religions ...

UNESCO's executive board on Thursday added Buddhist scriptures kept at Tokyo's Zojoji Temple to its Memory of the World register, making it the ninth Japanese inscription. The series of some 12,000 ...

For thousands of years, humans have looked to the skies, pondered the mysteries of life and death, and sought meaning in the world around them. This deep curiosity and yearning for understanding led ...

Tokyo, April 17 (Jiji Press)--UNESCO's executive board on Thursday added Buddhist scriptures kept at Tokyo's Zojoji Temple to its Memory of the World register, making it the ninth Japanese inscription ...

Find out fact files on how some major world religions celebrate festivals and holidays. Creation stories from different religions Discover what different religions believe about creation. Key facts ...

Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice When we think of world religions, we often think of the Big Five: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. But why do ...