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By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals — cleansing her hands, ringing a bell, bowing…

Express News Service I have been drawn to Buddhism because of its universality,  everyone can relate to it and everyone can practise it. I don’t consider myself a Buddhist by any means and my knowledge of Buddhism is…

It’s the exploration of human experiences — of how the desire for impermanent things morphs people into unhappy individuals and how humans can achieve liberation in the end by freeing themselves from greed.This intrinsically Buddhist theme…

Issued on: 17/04/2023 - 08:15 Myanmar's junta said on Monday it would release more than 3,000 prisoners to mark the Buddhist New Year, without specifying whether those…

Gautama Buddha didn’t just offer a worldview in the form of the four noble truths, but also laid out a path to practise the right way of living for someone who has understood the truths. This is called the noble…

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO - Associated Press HAMPTON, Minn. (AP) — The Buddhist community anchored by an ornate temple complex here in the Minnesota farmland is trying a new way to ensure its faith and…

Dukha is an important concept in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It does not have an exact translation in English, but may be roughly translated as suffering or ill-being, as opposed to sukha or well-being. Dukha may…

By BHUMIKA SARASWATI - Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — About 150 Tibetan exiles held up blank pieces of paper as they rallied in India's capital on Friday to express solidarity with people in China…

A new study suggests that people with high levels of neuroticism and stress may be at greater risk for depressive symptoms, but those links could be buffered for people who observe the five precepts of Buddhism -- a fundamental system of…

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For more than three decades, members of the Anchorage Zen Community have gathered in unusual venues -- from a busy strip mall to a…