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Comment: It's a subject dear to the hearts of 84 per cent of the world's population. But here in New Zealand, religion is almost taboo, Rachel Smalley writes.

The Salvation Army would not sell Buddha statues - or icons of other religions - in its charity shops.

Devout Buddhist believes "karma" brought him and his family to New Zealand.

A New Zealand woman accused of destroying a Buddha statue in Cambodia says she did it because it “didn’t belong in the temple”.

A New Zealand woman was reportedly taken into custody in Cambodia at the weekend for destroying a statue of Buddha at the ancient Angkor Wat temple complex.

So busy is Audrey Young reflecting on the meaning of life at the Haeinsa Temple, that she doesn't even get around to breaking open her emergency rations.

Bogus Buddhist monks are trying to rip off sightseers at Sydney's Vivid festival.

Dunedin's Buddhist community was out in colour to welcome the Dalai Lama yesterday.

A day at the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist temple provides much-needed nourishment for the soul, writes Farida Master.

Jim Eagles gets a privileged glimpse of life in the Labrang monastery in China, where he observes monks in their unswerving devotion.

There is a current of anti-Muslim feeling in Australia that suggests an entrenched hostility often related to overseas events.

Jim Eagles channels his inner caveman and is moved by the great art he finds.

Max Gimblett is one of our most beloved painters. Rebecca Barry met him in his New York studio and learned about his creative process.