Japanese Funerals (sogi) follow centuries-old traditions influenced by Buddhism and cultural beliefs about life and death.

Bhikkhu Sanghasena The ongoing debates surrounding the Mahabodhi Temple Management Act, 1949, underscore a deeper issue of ...

Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)--Buddhist priest Kodai Furutani ... and spiritual support in hospitals and disaster-hit areas. In Japan, training for such chaplains began at Tohoku University and elsewhere ...

Baldwin Beach Park and much of the surrounding land used to be owned by Maui’s Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company, or HC&S, ...

According to 2016 data from the Japan Congress on Evangelism, 81 percent of Protestant churches in Japan have fewer than 50 ...

At a big-hearted retreat surrounded by nature, Zen rituals fused with mindfulness practices teach Kate Crockett to be more present.

Japanese funerals follow a structured sequence rooted in Buddhist customs: Held the night before the funeral, the wake is a gathering of close family and friends. A Buddhist priest chants sutras ...

March marks the transition into spring, bringing warmer days and a host of seasonal events. From plum and cherry blossom ...

in Japan's Tohoku region. But Dairyuji is also the vibrant temple-home of the 38th head priest, Keno Miura; his American wife, Gretchen, a certified meditation teacher and grief educator ...

Buddhist sculptor Kocho Nishimura (1915-2003) took charge of rebuilding the temple as its chief priest. Hoping to make ... flooded with people from across Japan eager to devote their works.

According to the Jehovah's Witnesses website, there are currently about 8.7 million members in 239 countries worldwide, with about 214,000 baptized members in Japan. In an interview, a 38-year ...

His new book traces his move into a monastery in 1991, encounters with the Dalai Lama and Leonard Cohen, and what it takes to ...