Kim Kyeong-Ho is an expert in sagyeong, the reproduction by hand of Buddhist sutras. Master Kim sits at a drafting table — bright lights shining down on him — and dozens of people watching him. He’s ...

Thousands of Buddhists from across the globe honored the Holy Birthday of H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III (Photo Credit: Michael Gao Shan) On June 14th and 15th, at the Glendale Civic Auditorium in ...

A robot made by Softbank Group has been programmed to be able to perform Buddhist funeral services in Japan. The robot is called Pepper and it wears a traditional robe during funeral ceremonies, ...

AN organisation is hosting a special exhibition in Johor Baru highlighting teachings from the Lotus Sutra, one of the most influential Buddhist sutras (scriptures). Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) general ...

What: 59th annual Northwest Buddhism Convention, hosted by the Spokane Buddhist Temple. Theme: "Where the Flower and the Rock Meet: Buddhism in America." Where and when: Davenport Hotel, Friday ...

Nearly every culture has had a theory of the afterlife. Buddhism has generated a particularly rich lore of posthumous fate. Its imagery and influence thread through the collections of the Asian Art ...

Buddhism is one of the most pervasive of all religions, and theologically one of the most accommodating. In the 2,500 years since Gautama Buddha first preached his doctrines in India, they have spread ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Buddhist sutras are probably the last thing one expects to hear in a dim, smoky jazz club, but climb the narrow stairs up to Sound Music Bar Chippy in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on the ...

SEOUL, South Korea — The deep roots Buddhism has sunk into Korean culture over the past 16 centuries were on display at the annual Lotus Lantern Festival for the Buddha's birthday. It was May, and ...

Aidan Delgado enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve moments before the first of two planes hit the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. His recruiter dropped him off at home on the way to report to her ...

Judy Nguyen remembers when she first visited the Chùa Hương Đạo Buddhist temple in southeast Fort Worth nearly a year ago. Nguyen, who lives in Georgia, fell in love with the architecture and nature ...