Just a stone’s throw from the famed Wat Arun lies another historic gem worth your time—Wat Rakhang Kositaram, or the “Temple of the Bell.” Located only 1.4 kilometres away on the opposite bank of the ...

Spiritual Role of the Temple Bell In Hinduism, the origin of creation is traced not to matter, but to sound—specifically the Anāhata Nāda, the unstruck, eternal vibration. The sound of the bell is ...

Dau Pagoda houses two full-body relics of Zen masters that remain unspoiled for nearly 400 years, puzzling scientists.

A Korean Buddhist statue from the 14th century that was stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned ...

Judy Nguyen remembers when she first visited the Chùa Hương Đạo Buddhist temple in southeast Fort Worth nearly a year ago.

The birthday of the Buddha is a holy occasion for all his followers, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the ...

Buddha Purnima marks the birth anniversary of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. According to the Hindu calendar, ...

“Sha ri shi. Shiki fu i ku. Ku fu i shiki.” The sounds of the monks’ chants reverberated through me. I didn’t know what the words meant, but somehow they brought me a measure of peace ...

Jewels and holy relics were set to be auctioned by the family of a colonial-era English explorer. The Indian government said ...