From the ninth century CE, two esoteric schools (Shingon and Tendai) took on a dominant role in Japanese Buddhism and laid down the foundations for almost all subsequent developments in the centuries ...

The full moon day in May holds profound significance in Buddhism. It commemorates three pivotal events in the life of Prince Siddhartha Gautama: his birth, enlightenment, and passing, all of which ...

Compassion and a desire to relieve suffering are central tenets of Buddhism. Yet, as with the world's other religions, the behavior of Buddhism's nearly 500 million adherents often run in opposition ...

Gautama Buddha’s philosophy provides us one of the most effective paths to achieve profound inner peace and harmony. Whatever ...

MONROE — Mark Winwood, who founded a Tibetan Buddhist group in Florida, moved to Monroe and is offering weekly teachings on a 2,500-year-old religion that remains unfamiliar to many Americans. People ...

As we saw in the previous installment of this series, eighth-century Japan finally succeeded in importing the three elements (Buddhist images, the “Dharma,” or law, and the “sangha,” or community of ...

In October, 19 Buddhist monks departed on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace" from Texas to Washington, D.C., and last weekend they passed through Raleigh.

Bright yellow lanterns decorate the streets while monks and Buddhists bustle around temples to get ready for the big day, Buddha's Birthday. Along with meditation and praying, temple food is more than ...