Dressed in black, a dozen Zen Buddhist practitioners sit on black cushions once a week in Palatine, their arms resting in a circle to harmonize their bodies and minds. Incense burns and a bowl of w… ...

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

There are three kinds of Buddhist worship. Buddhists worship the physical remains of the Buddha. (Sharirika Dhathu in Pali). The second category of Buddhist worship is objects of use and ...

Buddhism is not the only faith that offers a sanctuary from the connected world. Churches, synagogues, mosques and temples are finding that many adherents value their unplugged worship spaces and ...

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, where the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has been living in exile since ...

Here Vietnamese Buddhists gather to worship in what’s known as the “Pure Land” Buddhist tradition. Some members of this sangha, or worship community, have been in the U.S. for more than 20 ...

On the floor of a Zen Buddhist worship space in an apartment building in Washington, D.C., about 15 people recently sat on meditation cushions. They chant sutras and meditate, in complete silence, for ...

Devotional objects created in China for Buddhist worship possess great visual and spiritual power. In the late 19th century, these objects also began to attract the attention from Western collectors.

Buddhists worship the physical remains of the Buddha. (Sharirika Dhathu in Pali). The second category of Buddhist worship is objects of use and association of the Buddha.