Zu Lai, the largest Buddhist temple in South America, is located in Cotia, just 18 miles from downtown São Paulo, Brazil. Still, it feels like another country. The massive Chinese palace — with ...

Outside Asia, only North America and Europe have more than 1 million Buddhists each. Challenges of measuring Buddhist identity Estimating the global size of the Buddhist population is challenging ...

The Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California is one of the largest Buddhist temples in North America. 24/7 Live New York City New Jersey Long Island Northern Suburbs Connecticut.

Head Abbot Thich Phap Chon enters the main courtyard during the grand opening of Tam Tu Metta Buddhist Temple in Morgan Hill, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

The first Japanese Buddhist church in the U.S. was built in San Francisco much later, in 1899. It was preceded by a sharp rise in Japanese immigration to the U.S. that can be traced to bad ...

LYMAN ABBOTT'S SERMON; The Preacher Attacks the Work of Buddhist Missionaries in America. ORIENTALISM CAN ADD NOTHING It Offers for Christ, He Says, a Nirvana, the Rest of a Grave, and an Endless ...

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama marked his 90th birthday on Saturday with a message describing himself as “a simple ...

Jalue Dorje grew up like a typical American teen playing football and listening to rap music in a Minneapolis suburb. After graduation, he’ll head to northern India, more than 7,200 miles from home.

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki Prefecture—A centuries-old Buddhist statue stolen from a temple here has finally returned home after 13 years, marking a significant moment for the local community.