Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

So yes, time is real. A favorite benediction uses the words of 19th-century Swiss poet Henri Frederic Amiel: "Life is short, ...

The accommodation arrangements for devotees during the Kumbh Mela are a complex logistical feat that requires coordination ...

A lawn sign at 1038 Asbury tells us to resist, but exactly what should we resist here? The purpose of protest art is to call ...

On March 3, a spring snowfall dressed Jiuzhaigou Valley in silver once again. The budding greenery peeking through the white blanket of snow signifies the arrival of spring. The captivating interplay ...

When: Akron Borough Council meeting, March 24. What happened: The former Ten Thousand Villages building has a new owner, Borough Manager Sean Molchany announced. Details: While Molchany did not ...

May I be permitted to add to the thought-provoking article, “The Buddha I believe in” (The Island, 24th February) by my very good friend Dr Upul Wijayawardhana, a few comments on some of the ‘firsts’ ...

At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a ...

At South Korea's thousand-year-old Gounsa Temple, workers delicately swaddled a giant gilded Buddha statue with a fire-retardant blanket. Hours later much of the temple burned down in one of the ...

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