Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

The women first met in 2015 at the World Heritage site Nikko, in Tochigi Prefecture, where they were helping to restore 7.5-meter-tall Buddha statues at Nikko Rinnoji Temple. After the two-year ...

Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a ...

One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States rises 30 ... who organizes interfaith gatherings and tends to a peace garden at the premises; and a woman who — after living near ...

Known for its majestic Buddhist statues, peaceful surroundings ... Key landmarks within the pagoda complex include: Central Axis: Houses the Buddha Stupa, Main Hall, Upper Pagoda, Lower Pagoda, and ...