The upcoming Tipitaka chanting ceremony in Bihar, organized by the International Buddhist Confederation with India's Ministry of Culture, celebrates India's commitment to preserving Buddhist heritage.

India will host the annual Tipitaka chanting ceremony and a commemorative walk retracing the footsteps of the Buddha in December. This event, organized by the International Buddhist Confederation and ...

Like any great artwork, the Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala is crafted with patience, precision and care. What makes the mandala unique, however, is how quickly it’s destroyed after being completed.

Kulick: Jinyin Temple in Middle Smithfield Township brought together dignitaries, faith leaders and community members to pray ...

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (RNS) — The Venerable Guo Yuan led a Buddhist prayer on Tuesday (Jan. 31), wishing “a good journey” for the 11 killed in the Monterey Park mass shooting, who despite their sudden ...

UTHAI SAWAN, ThailandUTHAI SAWAN, Thailand — About 200 people gathered in the small northeastern town of Uthai Sawan on Friday for a quiet ceremony marking the one-year anniversary of Thailand’s ...

Four monks held a piece of white string tied around their portraits. Family members of both the murder victim and the woman suspected of killing her knelt beside an unmade bed. Around them, artifacts ...

Longmont’s Drukpa Mila Center for Bhutanese Buddhism invites the community to a Buddha of Compassion fire ceremony along the banks of Left Hand Creek, 4 p.m. Sunday at Ollin Farms, 8627 N. 95th St.

JURUPA VALLEY >> Great fanfare — including a few hundred Buddhist monks in brilliant orange robes, visitors from Santa Clarita to Houston and a head-shaving ceremony for new monks — marked the opening ...

MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar (RNS) Two years ago, residents of the village of Taung Bone donated an estimated $120,000 to finance the cremation ceremony of Badana Kawnarnya, the chief abbot of a local ...