Trekking through Ladakh’s Markha region reveals its ancient appeal
Ancient art, stark beauty, crumbling architecture - and aching calves - are all encountered on a trek through Ladakh's Markha ...
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Ten Isolated, Gravity-Defying Monasteries You Can Visit Around the World
For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...
Tough love at the ‘House of Love’
More than a hundred shaven-­headed men pour out of their Yangon hostel around 6am for a day of weightlifting, karate drills, ...
Sokuji Zen Buddhist community announces meeting schedule
Sokuji Zen Buddhist community will meet at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, at The Clearing, 514 Beltrami Ave. NW. Attendees will meditate, followed by tea and conversation focusing on how Zen practice ...
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Monastic breakfasts in Spiti Valley: Here's why they are special
Breakfast at the monasteries in Spiti Valley is not just a meal, it's a meditation. Monks start their day before dawn with ...
Lunar New Year prayers and incense usher in the Year of the Snake
Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to ...
AP PHOTOS: Lunar New Year prayers and incense usher in the Year of the Snake
Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to ...
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India's Kumbh Mela, world's largest religious gathering
A deadly stampede on Wednesday hit India's Kumbh Mela, a vast Hindu festival held by the banks of the Ganges river that 400 ...