Sangjin, chief of the Taego Order, South Korea's second-largest Buddhist sect, during their meeting at the sect's ...

Tokyo: One of Japan's biggest Buddhist sects said Tuesday it has launched a probe after a nun accused a monk of sexually assaulting her for 14 years and an eminent priest of turning a blind eye ...

They kneel Oriental-style on a living-room floor in West Hollywood, some 20 strong, facing a homemade altar and rolling Buddhist prayer beads between their hands. “Nam-myo-ho-renge-kyo,” they ...

High in the hills of California’s rugged Big Sur country, 160 miles south of San Francisco, Tassajara is the site of the nation’s first and only Zen Buddhist monastery. Founded 18 months ago ...

Until the sixteenth century, when power was dispersed, the Buddhist sects sheltered under the protection of the various authorities and competed for power. But once political authority was ...

Today, rules have changed and there are a number of female priests in various Buddhist sects in Japan. It’s not clear how many sokushinbutsu have existed throughout history. The process of self ...

Young Buddhist Association Indonesia is a youth ... people without thorough understanding of Dharma. Different schools (sects) of Buddhism are analogous to the different outfits that people ...