The National Dance Company of Korea will restage "Book of the Dead" (2024) from Sept. 17 to 20 at the Haeoreum Grand Theater ...

One of China's Four Great Classics, Journey to the West, tells the story of the Tang Monk and his three disciples enduring hardships to travel to the Western Heaven in quest of Buddhist scriptures.

What you should know about the basics of Buddha’s life and teaching. Buddhism benefits from a superb public image in America, judging by the comments students offered during the eight years I taught a ...

Two Buddhist relics -- Transcription of the Zhou Version of the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra, Vol. 22 from the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) and the Ten Underworld Kings Painting Set from the Joseon ...

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- A rare Goryeo-era Buddhist scripture painstakingly transcribed in gold ink and a valuable painting from early Joseon depicting ten kings who judge the dead have been returned ...

The question of what happens after death has always intrigued humanity. The fate of the soul, its journey, and its existence after death remain shrouded in mystery. Tibetan Buddhism provides detailed ...

Xuanzang (602–664 AD), an illustrious monk in the Tang Dynasty, was one of the most important translators of Chinese Buddhism. His lifelong goal was to transmit the entirety of Indian knowledge to the ...

This article introduces five ancient mantras designed to bring balance, prosperity, and peace into one's life. These chants, rooted in spiritual traditions like the Vedas and Buddhist scriptures, ...

Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee Mother’s Day offers an ...