Traditional Buddhist prayer altars are a breathtaking sight. The shrines range in size and ornamentation, but some of the most elaborate ones are spectacles of gold, painted wood, and statuettes that ...

On a secondhand table in his Washington apartment, Bill Janey keeps three worn Bibles, a vial of oil, a few photographs of friends, a tiny candle and a box containing a prayer list. Janey, a ...

Members sold the building in 1942 as 1,017 Japanese Americans from the Yakima Valley were forced to leave that June for imprisonment at Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. Only about 10 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. In Japan, butsudan (仏壇) are small shrines found in Buddhist temples and homes. They certainly don’t usually look like the one above! Butsudan ...

The architectural layouts of Buddhist and Taoist temples have largely been similar in China, as the buildings of both religions have been under strong influence from the traditional culture, according ...

LEWISTON -- Members of the Tu Hieu Buddhist Temple and Cultural Center will give visitors to the Castellani Art Museum of Niagara University today a taste of traditional foods commonly used on altars ...

It’s no surprise that we arrange our homes to reflect our personalities and interests. Literature lovers fill their rooms with books and comfy reading chairs. An enthusiastic cook may spend thousands ...

What is Buddhist cuisine? That was the question at hand during a conversation between chefs Eric Ripert and David Chang at the Rubin Museum of Art Friday night. In a panel hosted by Luckyrice's ...

Nicholas Vreeland, seated here on the futon in his former West Village apartment, where he studied, wrote, and served tea to guests and scholars. A Tibetan thangka painting hangs above him. The son of ...