Its Hindu and Buddhist temples restored after a devastating earthquake, this city of monks, artisans, trekkers and tourists ...

Learn etiquette for Japanese funerals, including proper attire, behavior and how to offer condolences with condolence money ...

KYOTO—Kanbe Juzu Ten, a long-established manufacturer and wholesaler of Buddhist prayer beads in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, has begun offering “genderless beads” that can be used by both men and women. At ...

Here, you can find tons of jewelry, including silver and colorful ... including Buddha statues, prayer beads, prayer wheels and beautiful Thangka, or Tibetan scroll paintings.

BUDDHISM of another order ... thin round pieces of gold, a bead of garnet, a crystal bead, two beads of pale greenish crystal, and some minute fragments of pearl.