Buddha relics arrive in Bhutan as a goodwill gift from India for the Global Peace Prayer Festival, inspiring mass prayers for ...

On the second day of the Global Peace Prayer Festival, which commenced in Thimphu, the Jabzhi Dhoechog ritual is being conducted at Kuenselphodrang (Buddha Point) in the capital city. This rare and ...

(RNS) — Every year, between the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, nomad tribes gather in the tiny Tibetan village of Ser Geyrgo for a prayer festival that is meant to invoke heaven. (RNS ...

The Global Peace Prayer Festival in Thimphu, Bhutan, is a landmark 13-day international event fostering peace, compassion, ...

The sacred relics will be ceremonially enshrined at the Kuenrey Hall of the Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu, the iconic fortress ...

The sacred holy Buddha relics from India has arrived in Bhutan. It has heightened the already spiritual and festive ...

LAGUNA BEACH Prayers for compassion filled the Neighborhood Congregational Church this week, taking the form of an intricate sand painting and a butter sculpture. Buddhist monks from the Gaden Jangtse ...

Holy relics of Lord Buddha from India are now in Bhutan for a special exposition. This event is part of a Global Peace Prayer ...

Representatives of all six main religions in Indonesia took part in a prayer service at the historical Borobudur monument to mark the golden anniversary of a national Buddhist lay-run organization.

Nineteen Buddhist monks began a 2,300-mile walk from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., promoting national healing, unity and ...

As world governments meet here to discuss global wildlife trade, revered Thai Buddhist leaders today held the first-ever Buddhist merit-making ceremony to pray for the tens of thousands of elephants ...

At the first-ever traditional Buddhist merit-making ceremony to pray for the tens of thousands of elephants poached annually, revered Thai Buddhist leaders will call upon their congregations and other ...