Monks at Musikfest will set the tone for a peaceful yet energetic festival this year. The Tibetan monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery will perform for several days, starting with a mandala sand ...

Buddhist monks performing rites, cremations and after-death chants to chase away what they believe to be lingering ghosts also were working hard. Years of special “corpse meditation” have helped each ...

Soothing music played from a portable MP3 player as lights were dimmed and shades drawn in the religion department lounge. Seven students sat on couches and on the floor as Ryan Bongseok Joo GS ...

GARY | Eight Tibetan monks sat cross-legged on a floor around a cobalt blue square mat where cups of rainbow-colored sand sat on trays. The monks wrapped themselves in gold-colored fabric and closed ...

“Without any question, they represent the spirit and culture of Tibet at its highest level.” –Philip Glass, composer UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures presents the beautiful and spiritual Tantric chanting ...

Lumbini (Nepal), May 23 (ANI): Thousands of devotees and monks celebrated the 2568th birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha, the light of Asia, at his birthplace in Nepal’s Lumbini. Nearly 100 monks, half ...

The human voice is an essential component in the spiritual life of most religions throughout the world. And its use is as varied as cultures, embracing everything from Gregorian chant and the ...

SALINA — The journey toward nirvana begins early for the Buddhist monks at their temple compound northwest of Salina. The four orange-robed “Buddha men” stir before 6 a.m. One by one they descend the ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – The North Alabama Universal Buddhist Association in Huntsville will celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Snake with services and events beginning Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Visitors ...

The aroma of sandalwood fills the room. The scent swirls in smoky wisps from the incense sticks placed on the altar where the statue of Buddha is enshrined. Visitors remove their shoes as they enter ...