KYOTO—Researchers may have uncovered the ruins of one of the largest ancient cafeterias for a Buddhist temple in the Nara Period (710-784). The Kyoto prefectural board of education made the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. People try to catch lucky beans scattered by celebrities during the annual “Mame-maki,” a ceremony ...

NAGOYA -- "It's just like being in Tibet!" That's the impression when you step into the Qambalin Buddhist temple in this city's Moriyama Ward, the only officially recognized Tibetan temple in Japan.

Chak Daeng Temple hosts annual cleaning days for the community to remove trash from the river. Dhammalangkaro has partnered with Seven Clean Seas to launch a solar-powered boat that collects plastic ...

Formal review of an application by Dro Gah Sang Foundation Corp., to construct a Buddhist Temple on a 4-acre parcel at 1 Sycamore Lane off Rosedale Avenue in White Plains has begun by the White ...

The interior of the Qambalin Tibetan Buddhist temple is seen in Nagoya's Moriyama Ward on Dec. 6, 2024. Items such as "omamori" good luck charms and "ofuda" amulets are also sold there ...

It said the site was a fitting spot as it recalled the historical significance of the Chudamani Vihara, an 11th-century Buddhist monastery in Nagapattinam. The report said the initiative would promote ...

In a historic moment for the Hindu community in Scotland, the Scottish Government Cross Parliamentary Group has fully accepted and supported the comprehensive report on Hinduphobia presented by the ...

Vajrayana Buddhism (Thunderbolt Vehicle) which involves mystical practices and concepts, eventually spread across Himalayan belt and beyond. Story continues below this ad The Ratnagiri monastery is ...

A Buddhist monk has been mauled to death by his ... when it latched onto his hand at a temple in Nonthaburi province, Thailand. The 45-year-old fell over, crying in pain before the pooch then ...

The Indonesian city is home to some of the greatest Hindu and Buddhist temples, a thriving food scene and an area known as the Cosmological Axis, a cradle of Javanese culture. Borobudur temple ...

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