A collection of winter storm photos from the Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill areas of N.C. as a winter storm hits.
Sonia Faleiro's new book, 'The Robe and the Sword,' explores the unsettling rise of Buddhist extremism in South Asia, ...
Growing up in the West, he knew almost nothing about Buddhism or what becoming a monk truly meant. In Thailand, curiosity turned into a once-in-a-lifetime experience when he was allowed to become a ...
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Buddhist monks on walk for peace enter Virginia this week

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APEX, N.C. (RNS) — Judging from the crowds who lined up for miles on the side of the road to greet them and hand them flowers, oranges and bottled water, the simple act of walking for peace sparked ...
After jog for the camera, wearing shorts in Jaffna, thanks to the freedom gained by the country being liberated from the ...
WRAL was along the path of the monks for much of their journey through central North Carolina and got to hear of some of the ...
Over the past two decades, the concept of mindfulness has become hugely popular around the world. An increasingly ubiquitous ...
A mom says her nonverbal son with autism rarely allows anyone to touch his wrist — making one monk’s gentle gesture unforgettable ...
Testimony cited in The Hague shows how influential monks abandoned compassion to serve power and impunity, offering religious cover for the military’s violence.
Pali stanza often recited at times of death. “Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honour of the ...
When I described the satisfactions of my routine to Roshi Joan during one of our hikes, she smiled: “That’s the sacredness of ...