A reporter’s essential reading list on Buddhism in Asia. By Aatish Taseer The T writer at large Aatish Taseer spent some three weeks traveling for “The Prince’s Journey” and several months reading ...

The many paths by which the religion flourished across Asia. The arrows represent the general spread of Buddhism, often via trade routes, throughout Asia, beginning around the fourth century ...

Herald photo by Joe manio A young congregant receives her Buddhist Dharma name from Bishop Tatsuya Aoki during the Sarana Affirmation ceremony Sunday at the Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta in ...

Like Christianity, Buddhism includes many a sect. One of the more potent is the Jodo-shinshu sect, founded in Japan 700 years ago. Month ago in the Hompa Hongwanji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, Abbot Otani, ...

Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank. A century ago, many reports alleged ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. An okesa is a type of robe worn by ...

The bells, whistles, horns and fireworks of 2026 had barely quieted-down as the bell at the Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta (BTSA) rang in gratitude on January 4 during the annual Ho’onko Service ...

“While the Vatican Council in Rome is celebrating the eventual unity of all Christians, here in New York we are celebrating the essential unity of all man’s religions,” Unitarian Minister Donald ...

A popular misconception about the Buddhist idea of karma is that it’s about punishment — a kind of cosmic “what goes around comes around.” One year of digital access for only $75* Enjoy unlimited ...

BUZEN, Fukuoka -- Along a prefectural road 1 kilometer east of the local city hall lies a small boxing gym, headed by a 48-year-old priest of a centuries-old temple in this southwest Japan city. "The ...