In it, the mother of Jesus is portrayed as the Kannon bodhisattva, a Buddhist deity. Tetsujo Suda ... which served as a warlord’s family temple, were home to many Christian lords’ domains.

A look at life in Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist monastery in Dumfries and Galloway. Prayer and meditation are important parts of each day. When Buddhists pray they pray to the Buddha or other ...

A look at life in Kagyu Samye Ling Buddhist monastery in Dumfries and Galloway. Prayer and meditation are important parts of each day. When Buddhists pray they pray to the Buddha or other ...

The mandala is understood as the divine world consisting of the central deity and its residence and environment ... increasing monks at the Drepung Loseling Monastery as well to raise funds for other ...

“The temple is of Vana Sasthavu,” says a resident ... For example, the Tantric Buddhist deities of Avalokahiteswara and Tara are quite identical to Shiva and Devi, venerated by the Hindus.

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

Forty-one bodies have been found inside a Buddhist monastery in Thailand where they were allegedly being used in meditation practices. Police are now trying to identify the cadavers discovered on ...