This series was co-written by Kaitlyn Ugoretz, scholar of Japanese religion and new media.

Smartphone apps, social media, and artificial intelligence are all making religion more accessible. Is it enough to slow ...

Monks and nuns in Japanese and Korean Zen Buddhism follow this model by meditating ... Buddhist monks and merchants spread the religion to the north, east and south, and by the fourth century ...

Salesforce’s Marc Benioff leans on Zen Buddhist wisdom to maintain his keen eye for new business, his proximity to new ideas, ...

Monks and nuns in Japanese and Korean Zen Buddhism follow this model by meditating intensively ... Buddhist monks and merchants spread the religion to the north, east and south, and by the fourth ...

One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States springs up unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard just off a ...

In western Japan, this prefecture’s verdant natural spaces are the perfect destination for bringing together body, mind, and ...

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

Myokan Senda, 33, vice chief monk at Saimyoji, said sexual minorities are not discriminated against in Buddhism. “The religion prays ... from both in and outside Japan over the temple’s ...

Buddhism plays a pivotal role in Japanese culture, both modern and historical ... It remains a central part of religion and culture in Tokyo, welcoming more than 30 millions visitors per year. This is ...