(RNS) — Every year, between the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, nomad tribes gather in the tiny Tibetan village of Ser Geyrgo for a prayer festival that is meant to invoke heaven. (RNS ...

BIDUR, Nepal – Celebrations of Buddha's birthday in Nepal were muted on Monday, as the faithful turned their prayers to loved ones lost in the country's massive earthquake and worries that the tragedy ...

A devotee knelt and gently touched his head on the dome of the Boudhanath Stupa, an iconic Buddhist monument in Kathmandu, as a mark of reverence on Thursday, which marks the birth of Buddha. The ...

In a spectacular display of unity, Bodh Gaya launched the 10-day 37th Nyingma Monlam Chenmo, drawing more than 10,000 ...

GRAFTON -- Jun Yasuda, a Buddhist nun from Japan, tapped a gong Tuesday and its low drone filled a rustic temple and red-hued shrine as she chanted and prayed for the victims of the catastrophic ...

Nichols Dennis Banks of the Shinnecock Nation visited with the Buddhist monks making a peace walk from Texas during their ...

"Liberation from Sorrow" prayers are a wonderfully powerful and meaningful way to set a strong intention of compassion for all living beings for the new year. Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation ...

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On Tuesday night, Jan. 31, the Monterey Park memorial was filled with the smell of incense, the ringing of bells and the rhythm of chants as the community came together to honor those killed at Star ...