(RNS) — Every year, between the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, nomad tribes gather in the tiny Tibetan village of Ser Geyrgo for a prayer festival that is meant to invoke heaven. (RNS ...

Pure Land Buddhism offers a way to enlightenment for people who can't handle the subtleties of meditation, endure long rituals, or just live especially good lives. Pure Land Buddhism offers a way to ...

If you believe in the power of mantras then you may be aware of the strength in Buddhist mantras as well. It is believed that these mantras, which are mostly words and syllables, help when you chant ...

In this frantic, hurly burly world, there is a quiet, steady revolution going on. An ancient, sacred practice is enjoying a period of unprecedented popularity amongst both religious and non-religious ...