In recent years, many Buddhist nuns have taken on leadership roles that require either ordination status or academic degrees, all of which was quite unheard of in Buddhist monastic traditions in the ...

The Spokane Buddhist Temple holds public services Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at 927 S. Perry St. There will be no service today. There’s a lot more to Buddhism than monks in flowing orange robes who eschew ...

If you pick up an article on the use of therapeutic mindfulness practices or Buddhist meditation in psychotherapy, you are almost certain to find that article begin by introducing such activities as a ...

One of the most popular ambassadors of Buddhism in the West, the Dalai Lama, met with President Barack Obama in February. The meeting, which riled Chinese leaders, happened right after Tiger Woods ...

The title for this page hopefully makes clear what readers can expect to find here in the future. After all, it would likely not be surprising to learn that something called “Therapy and Buddhist ...

As the manager of the anesthesia department at Swedish Medical Center, Mitchell Ishikawa spends long, hectic hours attending to patients, surgeons and anesthesiologists. But when he gets home, he ...

A minor in Buddhist studies is an excellent adjunct to majors in such fields as religion, philosophy, American studies, anthropology, art history, Asian studies, comparative literature, East Asian ...

Michael Jackson, Spiderman, Harry Potter… expect to see some surprising inclusions at Wat Rong Khun, an extraordinary Thai Buddhist landmark.

In certain cliffhangers on late-night television, dashing and strangely underdressed archaeologists in faraway places unearth artifacts of uncertain provenance. The discoveries cast new light on an ...

In this article, we will take a look at the 15 most Buddhist countries in the world. From ancient civilizations until the twenty-first century, with the variety and numerous religious organizations ...