The United States is an ever-changing cultural landscape. As a nation of immigrants, we are a complex patchwork of individuals from ...

Just because you are no longer a practicing Catholic doesn’t mean you can’t go to church and get your throat blessed, right?

Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a ...

Over the years, I have visited Kek Lok Si Temple light-up on several occasions. Every time, I was fascinated by the ...

BUDDHISM of another order ... thin round pieces of gold, a bead of garnet, a crystal bead, two beads of pale greenish crystal, and some minute fragments of pearl.

Small beads of water still trickle silently from ... close to Udozaki, has been a site of prayer and reverence since ancient times.

Nearly all of the UNESCO-listed, centuries-old Hindu and Buddhist temples that sprinkle the city have been restored to their former glory, and the 19th-century Dharahara tower — a city icon ...

“There’s a lot of Buddhist influence on this record ... who’s wearing a strand of chunky prayer beads that are visible at the neck of his black t-shirt. “If I’m writing a song, I ...

Despite the afternoon rain and a transport strike in Rome, hundreds of people responded to the call to join in prayer for the Holy Father ... From the crowd in the square, one could see rosary beads ...

The Dalai Lama has a doctorate in Buddhist philosophy. And, by rising at 3.30am, he fits in at least six hours of meditation during the day (in between studying scriptures, giving audiences ...

The reception of a modern Japanese funeral. In the past, Japanese funerals were deeply rooted in Buddhist and Shinto traditions. They were often held at home or in temples. Cremation became widespread ...