DHARAMSHALA, India (RNS) — When the nonsectarian Dolma Ling Nunnery transitioned to female leadership earlier this year, for the first time in its three-decade history, it marked a radical shift in ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — The Young Buddhist Initiative describes itself as bringing Buddhist traditions into the modern world in a way that it hopes will suit contemporary — particularly younger — lives. NEW ...

Summerville resident Heather Mann has been recognized as a Lay Dharma Teacher within the Plum Village tradition.

Buddhism does not center on a creator god, but that doesn’t make it atheist in the modern sense. The Buddha avoided ...

The stretch of road is home to a kaleidoscopic tapestry of churches, mosques, temples, and other houses of worship—reflecting ...

This bibliography is the result of a desire to expand scientific understanding of compassion to include a broader range of influences. The Buddhist readings reviewed here are far from the traditional ...

The Rev. Tomo Hojo of the West Kauai Hongwanji Mission Hanapepe Temple explains the setup for Hanamatsuri to guest minister ...

There are as many forms of Buddhist worship as there are schools of Buddhism. Buddhists can worship both at home or at a temple. It is not considered essential to go to a temple to worship with others ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of Buddhist monks and their rescue dog are striding single file down country roads and highways across the South, ...

A group of Buddhist monks hasn’t let a car wreck stop them from walking across much of the U.S. to promote peace. The group planned to walk its latest segment through Georgia on Tuesday from the town ...

One of the Buddhist Monks, who traveled thousands of miles to DC on a Walk for Peace, has a new companion. This stretchy ...