Two Buddhist monks run Empty Cloud. Their names are Ayyā Somā and Bhante Suddhāso. Ayyā Somā is Italian, and before she shaved her head and put on the robes, she was a fashion journalist.

PANO - Vinh Nghiem and Bo Da Pagodas, where a rich collection of ancient woodblocks containing Buddhist scriptures, medical ...

Tibetan Buddhism blends ancient Himalayan traditions with Mahayana Buddhist philosophy, emphasizing interdependence, compassion, and the pursuit of enlightenment across lifetimes. Central to its ...

The congregation assembled in a small temple on a wind-swept patch of Ventura County’s remote Lockwood Valley on Sunday to celebrate the birth of Buddhism. It was a quiet affair in a lonely ...

In a world full of mindfulness as a buzzword, what does life look like for those who follow the theology that birthed it?