Smith Buonanno 106 lay in meditative silence on Friday afternoon as a Zen master named Bob, clad in dark blue robes and beige Birkenstocks, entered the auditorium to introduce the small crowd of about ...

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — In most ways, Jalue Dorje is a typical American teen — he grew up in a suburb of Minneapolis, loving football, Pokémon and rap music. Yet a few years from now, he’s ...

Vietnamese monk-turned-peace-activist Thich Nhat Hanh, a hugely influential Buddhist credited with bringing mindfulness to the West, has died aged 95. The Zen master, whose reach within Buddhism is ...

Students across the world seeking instruction in meditation flock to a tiny flat in Kolkata that belonged to renowned Buddhist meditation master Dipa Ma, who in her incredible journey transformed the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Master Hsing Yun (星雲), the founding patriarch of Fo Guang Shan, passed away on Sunday (Feb. 5) at age 95. Fo Guang Shan issued an announcement early on Monday morning (Feb. 6) ...

India's envoy attends Venerable Jigong statue enshrinement, highlighting India-Korea Buddhist ties. Seoul: India's Ambassador ...

He established a modern brand of Buddhism in Taiwan and opened temples around the world, becoming the rare religious figure backed by Beijing. By Tiffany May See more of our coverage in your search ...