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What it’s really like at a ‘White Lotus’-style Buddhist temple
Buddhist temples vary in style and design, but they usually feature a main hall, a Buddha statue and space to meditate.
Suburban Buddhist temple launches fundraiser for Myanmar earthquake victims
The Burmese Buddhist Association in Elmhurst is collecting monetary donations to be sent to Myanmar, where a 7.7 magnitude ...
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a temporary grounding on Wednesday as authorities ...
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South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages
One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...
The White Lotus: What the show gets wrong about Buddhist practices
Thailand and its Buddhist traditions provide the backdrop to The White Lotus season 3, Brooke Schedneck reports ...
Homeless menace accused of vandalizing 6 NYC temples – even hurling Buddha statue out window – set free in court: DA
Taihong Ouyang, 49 – who faces hate crime burglary and criminal mischief charges – was granted supervised release as he ...
Why are monks protesting at Bodh Gaya, Buddhism's holiest site, in Bihar?
A longstanding dispute over the control of Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar is once again at the forefront. Several ...
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What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
It depicts a young American woman who is interested in joining a yearlong meditation program at a Buddhist temple, even though Thai temples do not offer such programs. It also portrays a temple ...
South Korea's centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins by unprecedented wildfires
Uprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea's southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist ...
Quake-damaged temple misidentified as sacred site in Myanmar's Yangon city
A deadly earthquake on March 28 collapsed buildings in central Myanmar but rumours that the country's most sacred Buddhist ...
Ancient Buddhist Temples Reduced To Rubble In South Korea
Wildfires have ravaged South Korea, reducing Buddhist 1,000-year-old temples to ashes. Buddhist followers are mourning the ...
How Thailand gracefully continues the tradition of Buddhism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Thailand during April 3-4 would put a focus on the historic ties of culture and ...