BANGKOK (AP) - The funeral for Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is an elaborate, intricately planned event lasting five days. The ceremonies and processions are steeped in Buddhism, tradition and ...

The Jewish-born comedian had secretly arranged the elaborate service, in which he will be ordained as a monk. (JTA) — Garry Shandling, the award-winning American Jewish comedian who died last week at ...

Comedian Garry Shandling will be ordained a monk as he’s laid to rest in an intricate Buddhist funeral service next month. The late comic — who was a devout Buddhist — arranged the ceremony before he ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese company has introduced a new role for SoftBank’s humanoid robot “Pepper” – a Buddhist priest for hire at funerals. Chanting sutras in a computerized voice while tapping a ...

(New York) - Members of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) should be allowed to organize and attend funeral services for their patriarch without government interference, Human Rights ...

(RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, a Buddhist funeral in Nepal and more. (RNS) — Each week Religion News Service presents a gallery of photos ...

Pepper the robot has seen a variety of gainful employment in its relatively short life. It's worked in a mobile phone store, a Pizza Hut and a French train station, but now it seems it's jacking in ...

The crematorium – a representation of mystical Mount Meru, where gods reside according to Buddhist and Hindu legends – is likely to be the most impressively ornate structure most Thais will see built ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese company has introduced a new role for SoftBank's humanoid robot "Pepper" - a Buddhist priest for hire at funerals. Chanting sutras in a computerized voice while tapping a ...