Religion News Service1d
Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...
New York Daily News19d
Woman who blocked hydrant outside fatal Bronx Buddhist temple fire hit with $4K fine
A brazen 27-year-old woman who left her car parked next to a fire hydrant as a fatal fire tore through a Bronx Buddhist temple — then defiantly complained about parking in the area to reporters ...
India Today on MSN2d
Tourist climbs Thai temple statue for mangoes in video. Internet claims she's Indian
As the TikTok video went viral on Instagram, angry social media users claimed that the tourist in question is an Indian.
Daily Mirror7d
Woman arrested at BIA in connection with murder of Buddhist monk
A 24-year-old woman arriving from Dubai was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in connection with the ...
Religion News Service2d
Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
Even though Buddhist statecraft was widespread in the empress dowager’s time, she was the first woman to directly legitimate her independent rule through Buddhism. As a patron of Buddhism ...
Religion Unplugged8h
Remembering China’s Buddhist Empress Who Paved The Way For Future Female Rulers
Even though the Empress Dowager Ling’s rule was problematic and short — resulting in her assassination — she laid the foundation for other, more successful female rulers across medieval East Asia.