From a moving chanting ceremony by Thai schoolgirls and the teachings of a revered Buddhist monk to immersive movement and ...

NEW DELHI — The bank executive, the book publisher and the social worker had one thing in common: Their hectic lives in the crowded Indian capital had become so chaotic and stressful, they’ve turned ...

Togen Yoshihara sings pensively while he plays the guitar on the grounds of a temple here, not for a concert but as a religious rite.

Chanting is a practice that exists in most of the Buddhist world. It’s often used to prepare the mind for meditation, or to separate us from daily life and bring us into a sacred space. It can also be ...

Some of our listeners collect sounds when they travel. One of them is Scott Van Dutton from Oceanside, Calif. He shares a soundclip of the sounds of Buddhist chanting in Nara, just outside Kyoto, ...

In the Asuka period, Buddhism was introduced through diplomatic ties with Baekje. This intensified the conflict between the ...

If you go to a shrine, there is a torii gate. There is a worship hall, and a deity is enshrined there.If you go to a temple, there is a Buddhist statue, and a monk chants sutras.For us today, the ...