Remains of a wooden structure at the Buddha’s birthplace dating to at least 2,500 years ago provide a rare glimpse of ancient religious practice in South Asia. Excavations in 2011 and 2012 beneath ...

KATMANDU, Nepal – Archeologists in Nepal say they have discovered traces of a wooden structure dating from the sixth century B.C. that they believe is the world's oldest Buddhist shrine. Kosh Prasad ...

KATMANDU, Nepal >> Archaeologists in Nepal say they have discovered traces of a wooden structure dating from the sixth century B.C. that they believe is the world’s oldest Buddhist shrine. Kosh Prasad ...

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KATHMANDU, Nepal (RNS) A 7.8-magnitude earthquake shattered many of Nepal's most famous religious sites but doesn't seem to have shaken the faith of its people. KATHMANDU, Nepal (RNS) When a ...

(RNS) In one minute, the April 25 earthquake in Nepal toppled, destroyed and damaged a millennium of religious history. This 'Splainer looks at the damaged sites and their religious and historical ...

WORCESTER — It's a Buddhism we may not be familiar with in the West. In the current exhibition "Dharma and Punya: Buddhist Ritual Art of Nepal" at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery at the College ...

This edition of our ongoing series of archaeological and historical sites of Asia will focus on Nepal. Nepal suffered a devastating earthquake last week. In addition to the loss of life and property, ...

The massive earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people in Nepal over the weekend also left dozens of historic buildings in ruins. As rescue crews clear the rubble and search for victims, experts ...

FRED DE SAM LAZARO, correspondent: Until now, the major concern in Nepal has been the humanitarian response and the slow pace of rebuilding, as hundreds of thousands of quake survivors remain in ...