Thousands of prayers written on a long tightly rolled scroll of paper are within this Buddhist prayer wheel. The prayer scroll is coiled around a rotating central spindle. It is within a casing of ...

(RNS) — Every year, between the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, nomad tribes gather in the tiny Tibetan village of Ser Geyrgo for a prayer festival that is meant to invoke heaven. (RNS ...

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.

BIDUR, Nepal – Celebrations of Buddha's birthday in Nepal were muted on Monday, as the faithful turned their prayers to loved ones lost in the country's massive earthquake and worries that the tragedy ...

"Liberation from Sorrow" prayers are a wonderfully powerful and meaningful way to set a strong intention of compassion for all living beings for the new year. Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation ...

A devotee knelt and gently touched his head on the dome of the Boudhanath Stupa, an iconic Buddhist monument in Kathmandu, as a mark of reverence on Thursday, which marks the birth of Buddha. The ...

GRAFTON -- Jun Yasuda, a Buddhist nun from Japan, tapped a gong Tuesday and its low drone filled a rustic temple and red-hued shrine as she chanted and prayed for the victims of the catastrophic ...

On Tuesday night, Jan. 31, the Monterey Park memorial was filled with the smell of incense, the ringing of bells and the rhythm of chants as the community came together to honor those killed at Star ...