Buddha Purnima 2026: According to Buddhist literature, it is believed that what the prince witnessed during this time is ...

GOSEN, Niigata Prefecture--Togen Yoshihara sings pensively while he plays the guitar on the grounds of a temple here, not for a concert but as a religious rite. After a video of him chanting ...

``Beompae" are chants and songs inspired by Buddha's sacred words. Performed in Buddhist temples during special ceremonies, they have the function of training in harmony with Buddha's teaching by ...

Nichiren Buddhism differs from other schools of Buddhism in focusing on this world, and in its view that it is the only correct tradition. Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist movement in the ...

Many people in the West interpret Buddhism as a path of meditation leading to enlightenment. What many may not know is that this interpretation differs vastly from its practice in East Asia. I have ...

Students and community members gathered on Monday at Soka Gakkai International’s event to share their personal struggles, how they overcame them and how Buddhism gave them a key to happiness. The ...

The Buddha Machine was inspired by Buddhist sutra chant boxes. "Zhang and I knew about this machine for many years," Virant says. "We always thought it would fit our kind of music. Electronic music is ...