The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China. Xuanzang subsequently became a main character in the great Chinese epic Journey to ...

Chanting close chantRepeating ... The different Buddhist traditions all have their own mantras. One of the most well-known mantras is om mani padme hum, which is associated with Tibetan Buddhism.

monks lead worshippers in chants and meditation. Meditation is very important to all Buddhists. It helps us to concentrate and deepens our connection to the Buddha’s teachings. Buddhist temples ...

The 78-year-old monk Bhaddanta Munindarbhivamsa was shot dead by soldiers this month. The military initially tried to pin it on anti-regime forces. As mourners queue, the military apologizes and ...

Two Buddhist monks have been fatally shot and two others wounded inside a temple in southern Thailand. Witnesses described seeing gunmen dressed in black arrive on motorbikes before storming the ...

it is a monastery that is home to Chan Buddhism. It is fairly common for pilgrims and visitors to ask the monks to bless ...

A new study of Buddhist monks reveals that deep meditation helps to regulate a balanced gut microbiota, leading to improved mental and physical wellbeing. But is a healthy gut really as simple as ...

Through this broader interest in music and mindfulness, I started to become curious about how Buddhist ... at the chanting ...

In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk ... allies--Sitagu can be seen beating drums alongside Russian monks and chanting, “Peace and glory to the great country of Russia”.

After he became a monk, Nishimura told him Buddhism teaches that being LGBTQ+ is not an issue and that it is all right to be true to oneself and be happy with the loved one.

Several politicians including a Buddhist monk have left the country through the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), a senior airport official said. Accordingly, former Minister Susantha ...

UNICEF's Will Parks said monks held a special status in this heavily Buddhist country. "The credibility that monks bring to the local communities is really powerful," he told the ABC. "So when ...