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KYOTO -- Monks and worshippers here began an all-night Buddhist prayer chant at Chion-in, the head temple of Buddhism's Jodo sect, on the evening of April 18. The "Midnight Nembutsu in Gyoki" event is ...

It’s Friday and my alarm goes off at 4 a.m. I shower, brush my teeth and I’m out the door into the brisk air. I pick up two friends who are crazy enough to join me on this early morning adventure.

Monlam, or the Great Prayer Festival, is one of the most important events in the Tibetan calendar. Wang Yan reports. Crowds of Buddhists flocked to Lhasa's Jokhang Temple on Saturday to celebrate ...

The local Buddhist community rang in the New Year with prayer and the setting of intentions. Nearly three dozen members of Shreveport-Bossier’s chapter of Soka Gakkai International gathered on Jan. 1 ...