Pakistan, a conservative Arab state, is a seething cauldron of local conflicts that still erupt here and there.

The Indian city of Delhi, the bustling multicultural capital of this country, can shock the unfamiliar tourist. It is often called New Delhi, although, in fact, it is only one district of the city

There is something about Eastern practices that get Americans all riled up. Zen Buddhism, acupuncture, martial arts—something about all of these things seems foreign, interesting, and mystical

It is easy to notice that all images and sculptures of the Buddha have excessively large ears. Is this just a whim of the sculptors-artists or does this detail have some meaning? Who is Buddha? Buddhism is one of the three major world religions