Buddhist Monks Lead Japanese Fire-walking Festival
Justin Whitaker
16 March 2021
Event offers participants an opportunity to pray for health…
Shuei Mochizuki, Beloved Buddhist Mendicant of Tokyo, Dies of COVID-19, Aged 66
Justin Whitaker
4 February 2021
Mochizuki spent a decade offering peace in the frenzied..
Korean Buddhist Monk Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Selected for 37th Niwano Peace Prize
Craig C Lewis
18 February 2020
Revered monk recognized for wide-reaching humanitarian…
The Monks and Mandalas of Ato Sengai
Meher McArthur
16 January 2019
Celebrating a talented but little-known Japanese…
World’s Largest Buddhist Sutra Calligraphy Moves Visitors
Anne Wisman
9 October 2018
Work created by Shōko Kanazawa, a 33-year-old…
Crowded and Dusty
Vanessa Sasson
17 September 2018
On awakening and realization in secular…
Dalai Lama Extends Condolences to Japan for Loss of Life in Catastrophic Floods
Craig C Lewis
19 July 2018
At least 222 dead and 30 missing with recovery…
Ancient Masterpieces of Buddhist Art at Tokyo National Museum
Craig C Lewis
14 February 2018
Rare collection of artifacts from Japanese esoteric…
Japanese Monk Promotes Cleaning as a Path to Well-being
Craig C Lewis
25 January 2018
Bringing the serenity and tranquility of the temple…
Senso-ji: A Buddhist Temple for the People
Meher McArthur
13 April 2017
Japan’s most visited Buddhist temple is not one of the peaceful Zen temples, with their minimalist rock and gravel gardens, or even Todai-ji in Nara, with