When it’s done, sometime in the next few weeks, the sculpture will look stunningly like a piece in the Asian collection at KU’s Spencer Museum of Art – the Standing Amida Buddha, a Japanese ...

"We do not want people to forget what a horrific crime was committed here," said Zahra Hussaini, co-organiser of the "A night with Buddha" event. All pictures subject to copyright The Taliban have ...

To do this, things are kept easy: a steadfast recitation of “Namu-Amida-Butsu,” which can be roughly translated as, “I entrust myself to the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life.” Upon ...

I want to deliver the sutra ‘Namu Amida Butsu’ (I take refuge in Amida Buddha) across the world.” Otani returned to Japan to lead a large religious community with about 8,700 affiliated ...

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Buddhism is largely based on the teachings and philosophy of one man, the Buddha, and his spiritual journey. But tracing a timeline of events for the historical Buddha can be difficult ...

Excavations at Amida Mound, referred to as the “heart of Diyarbakir,” have uncovered evidence that settlement at this archaeological site dates back 10,000 years. The mound has served as a ...

At the end of Sunday service at the San Mateo Buddhist Temple, attendees come forward to drop incense into a burner. Each person comes to the temple as an individual, the Rev. Henry Adams ...

Missionaries, many of them South Korean like Pang, have helped build one of the world's fastest-growing Christian communities in Nepal, a former Hindu kingdom and the birthplace of Lord Buddha.

Kanoa, from Hawaii, explores the eastern side of the prefecture to discover how gods, demons and Buddha are rooted in daily life. A religious play that depicts Amitabha and the heavenly gods ...

Siddhartha was born on the border between India and Nepal. He was born into a privileged family, who were considered a ruling family. Birth - Buddhist teachings say that his mother, Queen Maya ...