A Buddhist monk in Japan has begun a 12-year period of solitary retreat as he undertakes to care for the tomb of the founder of Tendai Buddhism.
Purity and persecution: a perspective on the fearless path of the Vietnamese ascetic Thich Minh Tue
A Vietnamese Buddhist undertaking a barefoot pilgrimage to India has altered his journey, opting to travel through Malaysia instead of Myanmar due to visa complications and ongoing civil war in the country
Thich Minh Tue has amassed a large following in his native Vietnam and is now en route to India on pilgrimage
Learning the ways of a mountain ascetic in Japan
Exploring Shugendo’s oldest training trail in the Katsuragi Mountains
Why inner well-being is the true victory
Restoration of the Kumano Shugen, a Shugendo group in the Kumano area of Japan
Pilgrimage to the future
Nurturing the roots of an ancient tradition
From the office to the farm, the conditions of the material…
Understanding the Buddha’s attitude toward the religions…
