By mainichi.jp As responses to the pandemic cut off many families and workers in East Asia, Buddhist temples have stepped in to provide much-needed support to those facing hardship. In the eastern Japanese town of Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, a 43-year-old Vietnamese nun, Thich Tam Tri, has opened a new temple, Tochigi Daion-ji, intended to help […]
A century-old sculpture of two Hindu gods was resettled in Kathmandu almost 40 years after it was stolen. A century-old sculpture of two Hindu gods has been relocated to his temple in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, nearly 40 years after it was stolen and first appeared in the United States. The stone statue of the […]
A quiet Buddhist temple that sits 4 miles down a winding one-lane road in the Fremont Hills seems an unlikely place for a fight against discrimination and religious freedom. But it became the subject of a civil rights lawsuit filed Thursday by San Francisco lawyer Angela Alioto. The lawsuit argues that the city of Fremont […]
Korean tripitaka wood engravings in Haein-sa. On whc.unesco.org the Korean tripitaka, a collection of Buddhist scriptures carved from more than 80,000 wooden printing blocks and reputed to be the oldest and largest extant collection of its kind, will be open to the public from the end of the month, announced the Korean temple housing sacred […]
From koreaherald.com Officials from the Tongdo Temple in South Korea enshrined a bronze statue of the Buddha donated by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in a ceremony Sunday in the city of Yangsan, some 420 kilometers southeast of Seoul. The occasion was attended by temple monks and Indian Ambassador to South Korea Sripriya Ranganathan. […]
Voinea Gratiani Miclescu (© Benton County Sheriff’s Office) A Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas, United States was recently robbed by six Romanian nationalists. The suspects were Marta Chicui, 36, from California, United States, Floarea Miclescu, 39, from California, Voinea Gratiani Miclescu, 40, from California, Francisca Velcu, 43, from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United […]
ROGERS, Ark. (KNWA / KFTA) – Six Romanians have been arrested following a burglary at a residence that also contains a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in Rogers. The six people who were arrested and their charges are listed below: Marta Chicui – Accomplice of theft, accomplice of residential burglary, criminal intrusion, assault in the third degree. […]
Destroyed Hindu temple and Buddhist statue installed in Sri Lanka Successive Sri Lankan governments have been involved in the destruction of Hindu temples for several decades and have built Buddhist temples in their stead. JAFFNA, SRI LANKA, January 20, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – In the latest development, the continued destruction of Hindu temples and the installation […]
By Lethbridge Herald on December 29, 2020. Reverend Yasuo Izumi, from the Southern Alberta Buddhist Temple, said the annual New Year’s Eve ringing ceremony at Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden will not take place this year. Herald photo by Ian Martens @IMartensHerald Tim kalinowskiLethbridge Heraldtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.comCOVID-19 has caused the cancellation of another beloved annual tradition in Lethbridge.The […]
Kevin G. Andrade CRANSTON – A saffron-robed monk, seated cross-legged in front of a hall in the Dhamagosnaram Buddhist temple, sang in Pali – a Buddhist liturgical language – as Ananda Neou and Yindy Duong placed plates of food and money in front of him Sunday morning. The couple joined hands as the monk blessed […]
The Jogye Order of Korea has suspended temple stays across the country. From travel2next.com The Korean Buddhist Cultural Corps (CCKB), affiliated with the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, South Korea’s largest Buddhist order, has suspended its nationwide “Templestay” program following a sharp increase in number of new confirmed coronaviruses (COVID-19) infections. “As people’s concerns about […]
Whidbey Island is known for its artists, natural wonders and naval air base. His next claim to fame could be a new Tibetan Buddhist temple. Built on a wooded hill off Humphrey Road in Clinton, the new shrine combines Northwestern architecture with Tibetan elements, resulting in a sturdy and beautiful building that drips with sunlight […]
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About 80 minutes south of Osaka on the Nankai Koya express train is Koyasan, a place considered one of Japan’s holiest sites. With 117 Shingon Buddhist temples, the mountainous region was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004. As if that were not enough, 52 of the temples allow visitors to stay overnight. […]