Monks wrap saffron robes around endangered trees to protect them from being cut down, in a growing movement to confront ...

Monks from the Namgyal Monastery in Dharamshala built a sand mandala and carried out a dissolution ceremony in Laguna Beach.

The question of Tibet's future has taken on urgency with the Dalai Lama turning 90 this week. Hundreds of followers have been ...

A Buddhist temple celebrated the start of its Lent with the unveiling of a newly paved road. Wat Sriratanaram Monastery on ...

One by one, 13 Buddhist monks wearing brightly colored silk costumes and wide-brimmed black hats, stepped onto the ...

A prayer altar in the main gathering hall at the temple Wat Ratchapradit in Bangkok, Thailand. Theravada, which means “the way of the elders,” is one of the two main schools of Buddhism. Its ...

Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba ...

Back to homepage / Live news Prayers for the Dalai Lama in the heart of Mongolian Buddhism Ulaanbaatar (AFP) – Incantations ring out at Mongolia's largest monastery as worshippers pray alongside ...

Members of the Buddhist community attend a dharma prayer service of the sixth World Buddhist Forum in Fenghua District of Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 16, 2024.

HAVANA (AP) — Today, diverse beliefs can be found mixed together on altars in homes, with the Virgin Mary sharing space with a ceramic Buddha and a warrior spirit from the Afro-Cuban faith.

HAVANA -- The 1959 Castro-led revolution installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the Catholic Church as the guiding force in the lives of Cubans.