When it’s done, sometime in the next few weeks, the sculpture will look stunningly like a piece in the Asian collection at KU’s Spencer Museum of Art – the Standing Amida Buddha, a Japanese ...

I want to deliver the sutra ‘Namu Amida Butsu’ (I take refuge in Amida Buddha) across the world.” Otani returned to Japan to lead a large religious community with about 8,700 affiliated ...

To do this, things are kept easy: a steadfast recitation of “Namu-Amida-Butsu,” which can be roughly translated as, “I entrust myself to the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life.” Upon ...

All suffering is ultimately caused by these human urges. People might suffer because they cannot accept change (viparinama-dukkha) or because they have become attached to possessions or sensation ...

"We do not want people to forget what a horrific crime was committed here," said Zahra Hussaini, co-organiser of the "A night with Buddha" event. All pictures subject to copyright The Taliban have ...

Siddhartha was born on the border between India and Nepal. He was born into a privileged family, who were considered a ruling family. Birth - Buddhist teachings say that his mother, Queen Maya ...

Missionaries, many of them South Korean like Pang, have helped build one of the world's fastest-growing Christian communities in Nepal, a former Hindu kingdom and the birthplace of Lord Buddha.

Kanoa, from Hawaii, explores the eastern side of the prefecture to discover how gods, demons and Buddha are rooted in daily life. A religious play that depicts Amitabha and the heavenly gods ...