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, and ...

and he is now a Zen Buddhist priest. Kilroy meets me at the door of Dublin Zen Centre on Anglesea St in Dublin’s Temple Bar. Inside the cushion and floor mat-filled space, full with a scent of ...

The city, known as the cultural capital of Japan, is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines, traditional wooden houses and meticulously kept gardens – all make ...

About 70 traditional Japanese paper umbrellas in a variety of colors have ... nearly 100 paper lanterns solemnly illuminating the path to Jissoji temple, an old Buddhist temple accessible from the ...

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 ...

Cue the internet. In modern Japan, a Buddhist priest can now be found just a few mouse clicks away, on Amazon.com. “It’s affordable, and the price is clear,” said Kai’s eldest son, Shuichi, 40. “You ...

Feb. 18 (Jiji Press)--Buddhist priest Kodai ... Furutani, 30, deputy chief priest at Unmonji Temple in the city of Annaka, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, joined Sophia University's Institute ...

An assistant chief priest at Ryugasan Unmon Temple in Annaka ... Kodai Furutani, 30 — whose unconventional methods of teaching Buddhism include rapping a modern translation of the Heart Sutra ...

In a CGTN story discussing the importance of Kumarajiva and Buddhism in Xinjiang, one monk talked about how Japan also learned Chan Buddhism (Japanese Zen Buddhism) from China. Other typical ...

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.