India, often revered as the land of spiritual awakening, has been a cradle of Buddhism for centuries, preserving its rich ...

"This is what we call 'Guanyin,'" said Sung Tak Buddhist Temple Master Jie Tong. "In our culture, every family describes her as the Maria in other religions. This is what we pray to." If the first ...

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Sitting on the pelt of a polar bear hunted by her family, Aviaja Rakel Sanimuinaq says she’s proud to ...

According to some Buddhist texts, the pipal is believed to ... Every morning and evening, we offer prayers for world peace. Through social media and Facebook Live, we share these prayers with ...

A hilltop Buddhist temple in Bhutan, built in the 15th century, attracts visitors from across the globe, many of them struggling to conceive. They often make return visits, with children, believing ...

Goto believed Buddhism should be spread by flexibly changing ... explain such concepts as emptiness and mercy so that they can pray for others’ happiness and achieve their own psychological ...

“Sometimes Buddhists think, ‘Well, I shouldn’t come because I ... said via a translator. “Today God answered my prayer.” “Most of the people that come here, they could not go to the dentist or ...

A divided Supreme Court declined to block the execution of Jessie Hoffman, who was put to death on Tuesday night in Louisiana. Four justices would have put Hoffman’s execution on hold – one short of ...

Brightly dressed boys and girls mounted on horses and carts, accompanied by their guardians, make their way to a Buddhist ...

The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...