Secara tradisional, untuk diterima menjadi bagian dari kehidupan biara Buddha, seseorang harus memenuhi sejumlah persyaratan, termasuk memiliki identitas seksual yang “jelas”.
Traditionally, Buddhism has been opposed to women taking on leadership roles. However, nuns in many Buddhist-majority countries are challenging the patriarchal rules.
Images of religious buildings being used to treat the sick shouldn’t come as surprise. The practice has a long tradition, dating back to the Middle Ages.
A volcano in Indonesia may be the location of a massive “mystery eruption” that has perplexed volcanologists for decades, according to a new study. The eruption occurred in 1257, and it could also be one…