The historical film about King Ly Cong Uan's journey to the throne - officially aired on VTV5 from October 20, has become the ...

Tarun Vijay [email protected] Ladakh defines India in more than one ways. It’s the land of the Lamas and most ...

Please join Omnisutra at the Open Space to be immersed in Sanskrit song and the healing frequencies of sacred Gongs. This sutra, called the Shurangama Mantra, an esoteric Buddhist sutra, is believed ...

In Buddhism, a bodhisattva, in its most general sense, refers to a person who is on his/her way to becoming a buddha. More specifically, bodhisattvas are savior-like beings who forsake their own ...

The full moon of August (August 15th of the lunar calendar), also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, is one of the important ...

Kamakura is worth visiting on a day trip from Tokyo for several reasons. First, you needn’t be familiar with Japanese history to enjoy the areas (though some context helps). You can get a taste of ...

Evangelicals who discuss theology need to understand the branches. Given how hard it is to be indifferent, it’s not surprising that Buddhist expansion 2,000 years ago ran into a wall. Many people did ...

On 6 July, Tenzin Gyatso, whom Tibetans believe to be the 14th reincarnation of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, celebrates his 90th birthday. Earlier this week, he announced that the ...

The Dalai Lama has said he will reincarnate into a successor after his death, ensuring the centuries-old Buddhist spiritual institution will continue. Speaking ahead of his 90th birthday on Sunday, ...

For the first time in history, a meeting took place between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese-appointed Panchen Lama in Beijing on 6 June. The meeting received significant publicity.

Binh A Pagoda was completely destroyed by wartime bombings in 1963. The new pagoda was rebuilt in 1994 on a 1,200-square-meter area. After several restoration phases, by 2018, the pagoda grounds ...