The Chinese government venerates Kumarajiva not only for his contributions to Buddhism but also as a symbol of China’s ...

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“The hope is they will come back here. All the monks want to come back. There is more than a chance that this will happen.” Mount Melleray staff member Christina O’Flynn’s tone was ...

Mountain monk's quest to restore glory of sacred peak Mt. Hiko in Kyushu was once a major center for Japan's Shugendo religion. Its significance has faded in the modern era but one devotee has ...

“Monasteries don’t make much sense without monks,” says Fr Richard Purcell, abbot of Mount Melleray Abbey in west Waterford. The cleric is in reflective mood as the Cistercian ...

This will be the ninth tour through the Upper Keys for the Tibetan Buddhist monks and all events are free and open to the public. Their last Upper Keys visit took place in 2020 right before the ...

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Click here to find out more. As rescue workers waded through rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in China's remote Tibet region in January 2025, a picture of Tibetan Buddhist monks clearing ...

A Buddhist monk has been mauled to death by his own pet pit bull, which launched a brutal attack on the man's face. Phra Bandit Bootsen was feeding the one-year-old pup named Jord, when it latched ...

There are some studies that suggest that the renowned Chinese Buddhist monk and traveller, Hiuen Tsang, who visited Odisha, during 638-639 AD, might have visited Ratnagiri. The new excavations would ...

Several IIT graduates have left their successful careers to follow spiritual paths, becoming influential figures in various religious and philosophical communities. This includes notable ...