BEIJING (Reuters) - A Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Beijing has decided to ditch traditional ways and use technology to attract followers. Longquan temple says it has developed a robot monk that ...

Many people in the West interpret Buddhism as a path of meditation leading to enlightenment. What many may not know is that this interpretation differs vastly from its practice in East Asia. I have ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The University of Chicago Presents and Japan Society co-present an evening of ...

[1] Zen, Goeika, and Shomyo chants in actual Buddhist temple services -- [2] Japanese temple music : Zen, Nembutsu, and Yamabushi chants Repository Loc. Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife ...

The sound of chanting echoed through the makeshift temple, to the slow steady pulse of a drum. Forty-nine days had passed since Jonathan Van’s uncle had died in Vietnam, and he and his family gathered ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai temple cat's bid for affection during five-hour-long New Year prayers was enough to test the patience of a Buddhist monk as he tried to maintain his chanting concentration.

Many Charlotteans have noticed the bright colors of the Charlotte True Buddhist Temple as they drive past it on Monroe Road but have never stopped to take a look inside. For those who come by, a visit ...