A centuries-old Buddha statue stolen from a Nepali temple has been reinstalled in its original location, one of several artefacts returned from foreign museums and collectors in recent years. The ...

Just a 10-minute auto ride from the bustling city of Birendranagar in Surkhet, via a road that meanders through a lush green forest, a hillock marks an mystery — a medieval looking, six-metre tall, ...

One of the largest of its kind in the world and a major tourist attraction, the Boudhanath stupa was repaired not with government funding, but with private donations from Buddhist groups and help from ...

Nepal is one of those countries that does something quite unusual to you. It slows you down. One moment, you are standing in a medieval square ringed by pagoda temples with woodwork so detailed it ...

Routes pictured are based on maps from the map collection at Cornell University Library (with special thanks to Nij Tontisirin) and “The Oxford Encyclopedia of Buddhism” (2024), with additional input ...

When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake roared through the Him­alayan nation of Nepal on April 25, it left more than 7,500 dead and more than 14,000 injured. Shrines and temples had crashed to the ground, ...