One way of doing this is to chant sutras together in the shrine room or prayer hall. In Buddhism, we have a lot of holy books and the oldest is called the Tripitaka or Pali canon. I especially ...

Today’s Japanese Buddhism is vastly different from what the religion once was. A series exploring the history of Buddhism from its beginnings to its present state in Japan.

and Buddhism and bathing culture were in turn integral in the development of the Japanese state. Historian Koushi Shimokawa, an expert on public customs and the history of bathing, provides insight ...

Some of these previous lives are recorded in the Buddhist scripture, the Jakata. Mahayana Buddhism close Mahayana BuddhismOne of the major schools of Buddhism, it includes Tibetan and Zen Buddhism.

History often speaks of the continuous rise of Islam with the arrival of Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. But Buddhism played a major role in a fall of the centre of the Islamic Empire.

Over its 1,200-year history, Kyoto has nurtured a rich, spiritual culture as a religious center. 27:41 The attempts to find ways to disseminate and preserve Buddhism in tune with the times ...

Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s Buddhist history hasn’t got much attention ... the east—a testimony to the long life and sway of Indian Buddhism. Not much is known about the Tamil Buddhist yogi ...

Religious movements and religions have had an important role on the history of the Silk Roads. It is notably the case of Buddhism which had a considerable influence on the early trade routes. Within ...

In the centuries following Buddhism’s introduction to Tibet in the 7th century CE, it has become fundamentally entwined with the region’s history, culture and society. The importance of Tibetan ...