The Greek Buddhist monk Nyanadassana has been a senior monk of the ancient Buddhist Theravada tradition for 37 years in Sri ...

Members of the community are invited to an afternoon of sound healing and meditation with renowned Buddhist monk Bhante ...

No matter what we do, no matter how we try, life changes—and that was the theme of the dismantling of the sand mandala, by ...

NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...

Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

Buddhist monks chanted verses, praying for the deceased, who had been one of them. One monk, Ashin Javanar Linkhara, then held his late colleague’s robe to his forehead and whispered the phrase ...

India is preparing to roll out its first school curriculum for Buddhist monasteries this month, aiming to unify education programmes and foster patriotism in Himalayan religious centers near its ...

The ancient practice began more than 2,000 years ago, when Japanese monks traveled to China as emissaries and brought ...

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Chowna Mein, Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, underscored the deeply rooted Buddhist ...

UNESCO says ancient Buddhist scriptures stored at Tokyo's Zojoji temple will be added to its Memory of the World list.

For Buddhists, the Mahabodhi temple represents identity, inspiration, faith and sacredness. Buddhists have the right to control it By Jadumani Mahanand For the past few decades, r ...

One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple ...