A monk and a visitor were killed Wednesday morning by a fire that destroyed a Bronx Buddhist temple and two surrounding buildings, FDNY officials said. It was the second time this week a parked ...

A fire at a Buddhist temple in New York City has left two people dead, including a Buddhist monk. New York City fire officials say the fire broke out around 6 a.m. Wednesday in the Bronx.

His Majesty added that temples are an inseparable part of Khmer daily life and national development, making them a fundamental pillar of both religion and society. From ancient times to the present, ...

Photo: Kyodo Earlier this month, hundreds of people gathered at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo for the annual bean-throwing event called “mame-maki.” This ritual takes place on “setsubun ...

Buddhist groups backed by the Sri Lankan military are provocatively attempting to expand a Buddhist temple at Thayitti village, situated near Kankesanthurai in the northern Jaffna Peninsula.

KYOTO--Inspired by a priest’s belief that Buddhist practices should evolve, the bodhisattva of compassion and mercy has manifested himself as a robot at a temple here. The android edition of ...

Tsubosakadera temple in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, is known as a place where people can come to pray for eye diseases to be ...

The Ruins of the Largest Ancient Dining Facility For Monks Unearthed from a Buddhist Temple Site in Japan The grandeur of ...

A special exhibition is now running at the Tokyo ... the death of Buddhist Saint Kuya (903-972). The Asahi Shimbun is among the sponsors of “The Saint Kuya and Rokuharamitsuji Temple ...

The oldest religious site in Tokyo is also its ... nearly the entire temple was razed). The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness.