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Namdol Phuntshok remembers carrying around rose beads and wearing only “red or yellow” so that her parents would understand her “calling” to become a nun. The young girl–when she failed to convince ...
Scandals, lavish lifestyles, and lack of transparency are eroding public trust in Thailand’s monkhood. Reform and community ...
China has also sought to elevate other spiritual figures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism’s No. 2 figure, the Panchen Lama. A boy recognized by the Dalai Lama as the new Panchen disappeared soon after, ...
Proposed law from the Buddhist Office targets both monks and laypeople, introducing criminal penalties for offences, as ...
The one Buddhist word many people know is karma. Some say it means good things happen to good people and bad to bad. Payback.
Asalha Puja, known also as Dharma Day, commemorates the first sermon by Siddhartha Gautama, known as Buddha (“enlightened one ...
Anime characters often face challenges that connect to long-standing Buddhist and Shintō teachings. In this course, students ...
The author and lifelong student of the late Zen master Shunryu Suzuki now brings to life the founding Suzuki's center of ...
The Dalai Lama, who is celebrating his 90th birthday on Sunday, made these comments during a ceremony organized by his ...
Dandadan has enthralled fans with its sci-fi story and humor, but fans are curious about the meaning of its unusual title.
This video explains the basics of Buddhism, from its beginnings with Siddhartha Gautama to its spread across Asia and beyond.
One by one, 13 Buddhist monks wearing brightly colored silk costumes and wide-brimmed black hats, stepped onto the ...