During the Russo-Japanese War, the “Buddhist bonza ... He recalls one incident that happened to Peter Osida, formerly a Buddhism priest, who endured “persecution from his former parishioners for ...

Setsuryo Tanaka, chief priest of Kannon Temple ... during a ceremony to send back a Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva to the Japanese temple. In 2023, South Korea's Supreme Court ...

Japanese company Nisseieco Co. Ltd. unveiled a "robot priest" they have programmed to help with tasks at Buddhist temples, including the reading of Buddhist scripture during funeral ceremonies.

also known as Kukai), the central figure of the Henro and the founder of the Shingon School of Japanese Buddhism. Priests began visiting Shikoku after his death, followed by regular citizens ...

But he realized that there were hardly any materials or opportunities to study Japanese Buddhism in English. During his studies, he qualified as a priest, hoping to become a bridge between ...

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 ...

a Zen Buddhist priest who emigrated to the U.S. from Japan in the late 1960s. Like Jobs, Kobun was an innovator, lacked appreciation for rules and was passionate about art and design. It wasn't ...

In Japan almost every mountain ... and not a thing have you done for me.” Buddhist priests exhibit many relics of saints, which are believed to have the same power of working miracles that ...

NYUZEN, Toyama Prefecture--Buddhist priest Yoshiyuki Kondo is offering ... and sometimes displayed on bikers’ jackets in Japan. Many mistakenly believe it stresses an individual’s ...

Born in India 25 centuries ago, Buddhism changed greatly as it made its way through China and to Japan, where it arrived in the sixth century CE. Today’s Japanese Buddhism is vastly different ...