The old temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism dates from the Nara Period ... as Otagi Nenbutsuji was flooded with people from across Japan eager to devote their works. The lesser-known tourist ...

FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--The hollowed out head of an ancient Buddhist statue kept at the Myooin temple here revealed sheet after sheet of “washi” traditional paper adorned with images ...

Tohoku is rebuilding its tourist economy after the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami. Here’s all the info you need to plan ...

(The Conversation) — 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 ...

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.

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. - The Buddhist Support Society in southeastern Rochester is one step closer to completing its new Buddhist Temple. This new building is called the Shrine Hall or the Preah Vihear, ...

This is the dramatic moment part of a Buddhist temple collapsed during heavy rain and severe floods in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand on December 16. The structure was used as accommodation for monks.