Monks are individuals devoted to religious servitude, and they are not specific to any one religion. Here are the abbeys and ...

A group of Buddhist monks are currently participating in a 2,300 mile "Walk for Peace" as they make their way on foot from ...

Meditation has been a common feature for eons in religious traditions from Buddhism to yoga, which originated as an ancient ...

The Buddhist monks who are taking part in a 120+ day Walk for Peace across part of the United States have changed their route ...

A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their peace walk across much of the U.S. even after two participants were injured ...

Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the west. One of the features of this religion that can help to account for its growth is that many don't consider Buddhism a religion at all. Is ...

(The Conversation) — Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity of beliefs and practices in this tradition. (The ...

Members of the Meditation Center of Alabama staged a peaceful protest in the chambers of the Mobile City Council after its zoning application was denied in 2016. Subsequently, the center sued the city ...

Buddhism is one of the most pervasive of all religions, and theologically one of the most accommodating. In the 2,500 years since Gautama Buddha first preached his doctrines in India, they have spread ...

In the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, reminders of Buddhism, the majority faith, can be found just about everywhere. Colorful prayer flags sway in the breeze along roadsides, while giant prayer wheels — ...

(The Conversation) — A scholar of digital religion and Buddhism argues that not all Western Buddhism practice is inauthentic. Here’s a way to know what’s real. My curiosity about the authenticity of ...

Hsing Yun, a Buddhist abbot who established a thriving religious community in southern Taiwan and built universities overseas, has died. He was 95. He established Fo Guang Shan monastery in 1967, ...