At a time when some schools are now introducing gender-neutral school uniforms in consideration of gender and sexual minorities, the company aims to have Buddhist schools use the beads as souvenirs.

A superstitious local held a funeral for a snake that died eating its own tail beside a Buddha statue. Khanathip Natip, 60, was about to pray at the altar in his home when he saw the tiny reptile ...

A Japanese company has programmed a popular robot, Pepper, to perform Buddhist funeral rites. But will society ever accept artificial intelligence as religious authorities and ritual specialists?

The funeral of Sir Winston Churchill on 30 January 1965 was broadcast live on the BBC and seen around the world. It was the first state funeral of a politician in the century and the biggest ...

The kind of changes you have seen in Tamil Nadu, in most parts of Northeast. Arunachal Pradesh used to be a Buddhist majority till 2001, in 2011 it's a Christian majority. If you look at what is ...

A family has had to wait weeks before planning the funerals of two relatives because of delays in death certificates being issued. Paul Crook, from Langstone, Newport, said he had also had to make ...

A Buddhist monk has been mauled to death by his own pet pit bull, which launched a brutal attack on the man's face. Phra Bandit Bootsen was feeding the one-year-old pup named Jord, when it latched ...

Mary Kikuko Itaya, age 91, passed away on December 22, 2024. Mary was born in Sacramento, the daughter of Tokuichi and Hiroko Motoyama, and lived in Isleton in her early years. The family was sent ...

In recent years, mindfulness meditation, rooted in Buddhist traditions, has gained widespread interest in psychology and beyond. Amid a performance-driven culture, where achievement often ...

That began a career for me in writing about food and travel. I’ve published 30 books, later specialising in Buddhism and travel." Dave began training as a Zen Buddhist in 1982 and, in the year ...

Read our full commerce guidelines here. What is the correct etiquette when it comes to choosing what to wear to a funeral? Sadly, it's something many of us have had to consider at one moment or ...

The State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19th September at 11am. The Funeral Service and the associated ceremonial arrangements will pay tribute to The ...