MAE HONG SON, Thailand (Reuters) - Golden umbrellas draped in beads and flowers provide shade for boys as young as seven riding on their fathers' shoulders in a procession through the mountain town of ...

We make sense of life in a way that provides us with familiarity and control. Buddhist psychology offers us insight into six ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In a story in the Buddhist canon, a grief-stricken mother named Kisa Gautami loses her only child and carries the body around town, searching for some way to resurrect the child.

Although they disapproved of his interest in Buddhism, they agreed to let him split his time between a traditional school and the monastery. Tenzin never had second thoughts about becoming a monk. In ...

A grief-stricken woman, Kisa Gautami, pleads with the Buddha to resurrect her dead child. Anandajoti Bhikkhu via Flickr In a story in the Buddhist canon, a grief-stricken mother named Kisa Gautami ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Elaine Lai, Stanford University (THE CONVERSATION) In a story in the Buddhist ...