In the monasteries and villages of the Ladakh region, Buddhist lamas (priests) chant sacred texts representing the spirit, philosophy and teachings of the Buddha. Two forms of Buddhism are practised ...

Chanting close chantRepeating religious phrases or quotations from sacred texts. is used as preparation ... The different Buddhist traditions all have their own mantras. One of the most well ...

This reading features thematic comparisons among texts of the great world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confuciansm, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, Judaism and Shinto. The purpose is not to compare ...

Our pioneering research into the translation of a sacred Buddhist text has influenced contemporary Buddhist practice in Germany. The Lotus-sūtra is a key Mahāyāna-Buddhist sacred text. It is at the ...

The notion of hell derives from "Traiphum," or “Three Worlds,” a 14th century Thai Buddhist sacred text written when the country was called Siam, which details specific punishments for people ...

This sacred Buddhist site, popularly known as the city of Senkadagalapura, was the last capital of the Sinhala kings whose patronage enabled the Dinahala culture to flourish for more than 2,500 years ...