But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

Zen Buddhism has a peaceful approach and mainly focuses on being present. It has also influenced much of Japanese culture, like tea ceremonies and martial arts.

Take yourself on a journey of tranquility with our guide to temple stays in and around Tokyo for a serene escape. Tokyo, bustling and vibrant, may not seem synonymous with peace, but hidden amidst its ...

Anime characters often face challenges that connect to long-standing Buddhist and Shintō teachings. In this course, students ...

NHK has learned a temple in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, will provide South Korea with three-dimensional imagery data of its Buddhist statue so that a replica can be made of it.

Daisaku Ikeda, honorary president of the Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai who contributed greatly to fostering ties between Japan and China, has passed away from natural causes at his residence in ...

The Salt Lake Buddhist Temple and Japanese Church of Christ survived downtown redevelopment in the past, and are working to do it again as a new project looms ...

The wide array of activities on site range from experiences, such as meditating in a bamboo forest, zazen meditation beneath a 600-year-old tree, as well as temple experiences like ringing the evening ...

Japanese Buddhism and Chinese Sub-ethnic Culture: Instances of a Chinese Buddhist Organization from Shantou to Vietnam (Satohiro Serizawa) Transnational Ritual Practices among the Chinese Migrants in ...