Placing a Buddha idol indoors, rooted in Buddhist philosophy and Vastu Shastra principles, fosters mindfulness and spiritual ...

In the Theravada form of Buddhism followed in Southeast Asia, Gautama’s enlightenment is commemorated along with his birth ...

The modern Greek word komboloi derives from kombos (knot) and logio (collection) or the verb leo (say). It is said that it is ...

Between meetings with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other dignitaries, the Venerable Thupten Ngodup, who serves as the ...

Richard Gere can often be seen wearing a wooden beaded bracelet — and has worn it for years. Find out more about what this ...

Metaphor: ReFantazio” is the most audacious, exciting video game story of the year as it chronicles the birth of democracy.

It was, and is, essentially a tallying device, known in Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam ... Around the year 1500 we find two major types of "rosaries": a) Prayer chains with fifty beads/pearls ...

Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that brought the world the concept of gross national happiness, is set to build a "mindfulness city" and will launch a $100 million bond issue on Monday to help start ...

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fountain of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, cover the whole world and ...

O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their ...

A lesson from Buddhism seems particularly apt in this moment of enemyship: Treat the people you disagree with as mistaken rather than evil. There is a profound optimism at the heart of most ...

It involves using your senses to concentrate — think focusing on a specific sound or counting prayer beads. Mantra meditation ... and this one by Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist ...