The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

Some Buddhist temples in Thailand are extremely wealthy because their followers donate large amounts as a way of making religious merit.

Soha Ali Khan shared photos on Instagram from her family trip to the Kiyomizu-dera temple in Japan with her husband, Kunal Kemmu, and their daughter, Inaaya. Celebrating a decade of marriage ...

Bulguksa is a Buddhist temple that dates back to A.D. 751, and its construction was inspired by the Buddhist depiction of paradise. Seokguram, the nearby man-made grotto, houses a statue of Buddha ...

Young people wearing traditional kimono have shot their first arrows of the year in a New Year's archery event at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto. The Sanjusangendo temple hosted the event on Sunday.

Similarly driven by Seva, Mehul Patel, a volunteer at the Hindu temple BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills, emphasized the joy of serving others. “In the joy of others, lies our own ...

Mohinder Singh has spent the past week serving food and beverages at a Gurdwara — a Sikh temple — in Covina ... Tzu Chi USA, a Buddhist nonprofit, has been mobilizing its members as well ...

The temple complex of Pakbirra lies around 10km north of Budhpur under the jurisdiction of Puncha police station inside Manbazar subdivision of Purulia district. It is about 40km south of Purulia town ...

Every two years, the World Monuments Fund creates a list of 25 monuments of global significance deemed most in need of ...

A huge family meal starring yu sheng (a traditional raw fish salad served on New Year’s Day) isn’t the only way to celebrate the advent of the Year of the Snake. Chinese and Thai cultures have ...

Welcome to Religions of the World. Buddhism: The Religion of Buddhists. Buddhism is about 2,500 years old and people who follow Buddhism are called Buddhists. Buddhists follow the teachings of a ...