Learn etiquette for Japanese funerals, including proper attire, behavior and how to offer condolences with condolence money ...

“The records are evidence of how a Japanese Buddhist sect ventured into the rest of Asia during the war,” said Osawa, who is well-versed in the activities of Buddhist sects in Southeast Asi ...

China’s state media emphasize how his translated sutras contributed to the Pure Land and Tiantai sects of Buddhism and ultimately traveled on from China to Korea, Japan, and Southeast Asia ...

When a Japanese prepares to make a wish, he is apt to buy a one-eyed doll modeled after the famed Buddhist monk Daruma, who founded the Zen sect 1,500 years ago. Then, if his wish is fulfilled ...

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), and the country’s other political groups dare not ...

Enchin founded the Tendai Jimon sect after bringing back the teachings of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism from the Tang ... of cultural exchanges between Japan and China. They are also important for ...

Homegrown franchise delivers stylish spiritual warfare and four-wall spectacle, even as its epic ambitions strain against ...

and is a sacred religious site for Tiantai and Nanzong Buddhist sects.” The temple received royal scriptures from Emperor Tang Taizong, and is today one of the 10 most important Buddhist sites ...

The Buddhist temple serves as the headquarters of a monastic sect with close ties to the Thai ... the way for an even bigger event to come: Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s visit to Mongolia this ...