Bon Odori: A Dance with the Ancestors
Joseph Houseal
13 August 2022
A colorful look into the Buddhist roots of one of Japan’s most iconic festivals
Sagi Mai: Dance of the White Heron
Joseph Houseal
9 July 2022
Sagi Mai brings protection and blessings, just as the beautiful herons appear on the banks of the Kamo River in Kyoto
Korea Resumes Annual Lantern Festival to Celebrate the Birth of the Buddha
Craig Lewis
10 May 2022
Korea’s annual Yeondeunghoe (연등회), popularly known as the Lotus Lantern Festival, marking the birth of the Buddha, has once again illuminated Seoul.
Buddhist Temples in Cambodia Open for Pchum Ben Festival amid Pandemic Caution
Dipen Barua
10 September 2021
Traditional festival to make merit for the living and the dead
IBC Hosts Global Online Vesak Celebration Dedicated to Relief from COVID-19
Lyudmila Klasanova
28 May 2021
Participants united toward global peace and pandemic…
Mingyur Rinpoche to Lead Online Saga Dawa Celebration
Craig Lewis
14 May 2021
Commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and…
The Tibetan “Songs of Realization”
Oscar Carrera
27 April 2021
Music as a medium of awakening
Kalmykia Marks Festival of Miracles with Prayers and Online Teachings
Lyudmila Klasanova
1 March 2021
Commemorating the legacy of Shakyamuni Buddha
UNESCO Lists Korea’s Buddhist Lantern Festival as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Craig Lewis
4 January 2021
Yeondeunghoe festival of light celebrates the birth of the…
Cambodian Buddhists in Rhode Island Struggle to Cope with COVID-19
Justin Whitaker
15 September 2020
Weekend marked Pchum Ben, a key Buddhist festival for…
Monklife, Part Three: Mantra, Mudra, Movement, Mask – Steps to Embodiment
Joseph Houseal
5 October 2019
Vessels of an ancient lineage
Images from Buddhist Festival Highlight the Plight of Domesticated Elephants in Sri Lanka
Craig Lewis
16 August 2019
Animal rights advocates urge Sri Lanka to do more for..