Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; caring for our world; kindness to all living things; living a good life. Summary: This assembly, suitable for an act of collective worship, uses two ...

Members of this Order all have the same ordination, regardless of gender, and whether they are in sexual relationships or choose to be celibate. Buddhism teaches equanimity, therefore most ...

Japan has experienced the largest losses from Buddhism due to religious switching: 26% of all Japanese adults say they were brought up Buddhist in childhood but don’t identify as Buddhist today. 10 ...

Buddhism, but debased and distorted, and bearing strange fruit from the fertile soil of native cults of magic and sorcery. All the different cults were given an artificial unity by the fact that ...

Monks and worshippers spent the night of April 18 chanting sutras to honor the founder of Chion-in temple in Kyoto’s ...

But to mistake a tool for the whole of Buddhism is a problem. As the Dalai Lama has said, reducing all of Buddhism to ...

Buddhism is a vast and intricate topic, often challenging for aspirants to cover comprehensively. In this special episode of Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik, the renowned expert simplifies the ...

The countries have a variety of historically predominant religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. For non-U.S. data, this analysis draws on nationally representative ...

This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the school of Buddhism or country to which one belongs. In several Asian countries, it is observed on ...

a psychiatrist and practitioner in Korea who has studied Buddhism for more than 40 years, believes that focusing on the present is key to overcoming life’s struggles. “The answer to all ...

The news of the ceremony has caused celebrations among Buddhists in Mongolia, however, it has also led to concerns among those worried about potential reactions from neighbouring China The move to ...