Prime Minister Modi emphasized at the SAMVAD conference in Thailand that the Asian century should embrace both economic and ...

The city of Kyoto is known as Japan's cultural and spiritual capital. It's for good reason: Kyoto has hundreds of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, some of which are associated with the country's ...

Teachers can engage students in creative, informative activities to learn more about the spring equinox and how it is ...

According to Shizu Okusa, the founder of wellness brand Apothékary, one of the most compelling aspects of Japan’s culture is how well-being is woven into the fabric of everyday life. “The Great ...

Martial arts movies can get surprisingly deep and philosophical, with plenty of films in the genre asking far deeper ...

I think that's one of the misconceptions, that since you're the one giving advice, you know everything. But knowing and practicing, they are two different things,’ Haemin Sunim, the celebrity monk and ...

Best known for kung fu, the monks are the custodians of Zen Buddhism in China. The meeting with the pontiff comes a few days after their temple in Henan held a world conference on meditation and its c ...

Bodhgaya (Bihar) [India], February 1 (ANI): The Buddha's teachings (or Buddha Dhamma) emphasize the deep interconnection between body and mind, both as a source of suffering and as a path to ...

One of the statues depicts Shakyamuni Buddha, the original Buddha whose teachings are the basis of most Buddhist practices. The statue shows him “entering nirvana,” as he passed away at the ...

A tucked away Buddhist center in the north part of Brevard County is home to some of the state's largest Buddhist statues.

However, the most popular form of the faith among the samurai class was not any of these sects but Zen Buddhism ... the Vairocana Buddha. Many Japanese readily embraced the teachings, believing ...

The founder of one of Liverpool's most fabled bars is sending a message of acceptance, kindness and compassion in an ever polarised world. David Scott, who founded the original Everyman Bistro with ...