NEW DELHI -- The bank executive, the book publisher and the social worker had one thing in common: Their hectic lives in the crowded Indian capital had become so chaotic and stressful, they've turned ...

This bibliography is the result of a desire to expand scientific understanding of compassion to include a broader range of influences. The Buddhist readings reviewed here are far from the traditional ...

Jan Bright is the guardian of about 30 abandoned and/or feral cats and kittens in Berkeley. She tames the felines by chanting Tibetan Buddhist prayers so that they can be fixed and adopted out to ...

Gaya: More than 8,000 Buddhist devotees from around 31 countries have gathered in Bodh Gaya for participating in the 11-day Tipitaka (holy text) chanting, being held under the sacred Bodhi tree on ...

In a significant milestone for Buddhist heritage and inter-community cooperation, seventeen Buddhist groups from across India have joined together to organize the 20th Annual International Tipitaka ...

4 p.m. Friday: The monks will bless Mountain Fair at Sopris Park. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: The monks will have a booth at Mountain Fair, where you can visit and learn ...

A whisper of a breeze blew gently into the room at the Land of Enlightened Wisdom Buddhist Center in Pomona, fluttering over closed eyes of those breathing quietly and waiting for a sacred ceremony to ...

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