KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Nepali court sentenced a man who thousands believed was a reincarnation of the Buddha to 10 years in jail on Monday for child sexual abuse, a court official said. As a teenager ...

Diplomatic envoys from several countries gathered Monday evening at the residence of Nepal’s Ambassador to Israel, Dhan Prasad Pandit, to celebrate Buddha Jayanti—the birthday of Siddhartha Gautama, ...

Ram Bahadur Bomjan, dubbed "Buddha Boy", became famous in 2005 after followers said he could meditate for months without water, food or sleep - Copyright AFP/File ...

Last Saturday at Battery Park, a group of Burlington’s Nepali residents celebrated Sansari Puja, or Mother Nature worship. The annual event organized by the Kirat Rai and Limbu communities is intended ...

Aircraft, operating a Kathmandu–Bhadrapur service, momentarily lost its course during the landing run and skidded beyond ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Bamjan is expected to be taken to a court in southern Nepal, where the alleged crimes occurred, to appear before a judge there. KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A controversial Nepalese ...

A 16 th century gilded Buddha figure stolen from Nepal in the 1990s was handed over to the Nepal Consulate in Hong Kong on 5 May, Buddha Jayanti. The 37-inch gilded statue of Vajradhara, the ...

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The Art Institute of Chicago announced Monday it would return a 12th century Nepali sculpture of the Buddha to Nepal. The museum is collaborating with the government of Nepal for the return of the ...

On May 16, on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the day that the founder of Buddhism, Gautama Buddha, was born, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. His ...