Renowned Buddhist monk Bhante AB Gyaneshwar, president of the Kushinagar Bhikshu Sangh, passed away at 90 in Lucknow after a prolonged illness. A highly respected spiritual leader, he was the first ...

Each year, monks from Shinguji, a temple in the town of Yao, Osaka Prefecture that was founded in the late 17th century, hold a massive funeral service. Last year’s ceremony was to celebrate and put ...

Monasticism is present in numerous religions, with Buddhism immediately coming to mind. In the case of Buddhist monks, they ...

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Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where, according ...

By the time I go to bed, I’m convinced I’m a Buddhist monk – although I suspect Buddhist monks don’t have to scrub tomato sauce off a window ledge, or chase the council for a new bin. Still, I go to ...

The Grand Sutra Hall at Labrang Monastery, in China’s Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. With half-frozen fingers, I googled “Do vultures attack humans?” on my phone. I was alone on a grassy ...

Kandal, Cambodia (CNN) — On a humid day in early September, orange-robed monks gathered in the departures hall of Cambodia’s newest airport, chanting blessings over a 30-foot golden statue that now ...

As leaders, delegates and visitors prepare to gather in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, for the Asia-Pacific Economic ...

Binaural Technologies releases comprehensive scientific documentation behind 12-minute cognitive support audio protocol utilizing gamma brain wave entrainment technology ...

Japan is known for its longevity, and the country boasts of a high number of centenarians, who reach 100 years. Needless to ...