If these vertically arranged shrines were unfolded horizontally, they would form a vast temple complex, encompassing the Hall ...

HIROSHIMA--A large, ancient statue of Buddha ... hall of Sairenji temple, located on the east side of the Atomic Bomb Dome here, on Aug. 4, 1950, as a symbol of peace. It was greeted with great ...

Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt Buddha statues in a long procession toward the site revered as Siddhartha ...

Mayawati voiced support for Buddhist demands to grant full control of the Mahabodhi temple's religious practices, safety, and preservation to Buddhist monks, criticizing alleged casteist ...

The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also ...

Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

Buddhist groups have asked the Central and Bihar governments to change existing laws and hand over the management of Bodh Gaya temple to Buddhists before Buddha Jayanti on May 12. The temple in ...

An ancient Buddha statue from the early Goryeo dynasty ... they may be similar to tile fragments found at the site of a Goryeo temple in North Jeolla Province. Alas, during whose reign this ...

SITTING ON THE CORNER of Central Avenue and 22nd Street, what is today Prince Hall Masonic Temple was originally built in 1916 as Oriental Lodge No. 500, headquarters to a gathering of powerful ...

The street co-naming honors the life of the Zen master who once lived and studied on the same block of West 109th Street.

The Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, is one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the world. It is believed to be the place where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment ...