The fact is, it is very possible for us to come in contact with a Buddhist, and we have a responsibility to talk with him about his beliefs as well as our own. If we think that Buddhism (or one of the other world religions) is practiced only in some far-away country, we are mist...
“Those who believe this book and propagate its teachings will not encounter the ten sorrows of the age: war, fire, no peace day and night, separation of man and wife, the scattering of the sons and daughters, evil men spread over the country, dead bones unburied, clothing with no one ...
The Ningmapa school of Mahayana Buddhism is practiced predominantly in the eastern part of the country, although there are adherents in other parts of the country. Bhutan The pre-existing concept of the creator-god G'uisha, who had already become an object of worship under the influence of ...
I had made plans to move out of the country and I had already obtained employment in the Philippines , my next choice would of been Thailand. I was not what you would call depressed, I would say more of being lonely. That is the main reason I had decided on taking in a roommate,...
where the opportunities to improve one’s karma are at all-time lows.Jizōis one of Japan’s most popular and venerated deities. Statues of the deity are found most often in graveyards and as protectivestone markersin mountain passes and country byways.Jizōis also the guardian of deceased chi...
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese religious figures serving as political advisors at this year's "two sessions" are pleased with the country's protection of Tibetan Buddhism in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.Political advisor Lhapa from Jokhang Temple is among the over 2,000 ...
China has been a multi-religion country since the ancient times. It is well known that Confucianism is an indigenous religion and is the soul of Chinese culture, which enjoyed popular support among people and even became the guiding ideology for feudalism society, but it did not develop into ...
Buddhism is practiced by 90% of the Myanmar’s population, and is predominantly of the Theravada tradition. It is the most religious Buddhist country in terms of the proportion of monks in the population and proportion of income spent on religion. Monks,
In the first half of the 20th century, it would prove to be Buddhist teachers from Japan who played the most active role in disseminating Buddhism to the American public, perhaps because Japan was the most developed and self-confident Buddhist country at the time. In 1905, Soyen Shaku was ...
We also have aninterview with Andy Puddicombe,co-founder of the popular Headspace app, which teaches simple, 10-minute meditation techniques. A former Buddhist monk, he talks us through some of the books that inspired him on his journey. ...