Spending time in Bhutan can teach you to slow down, connect with nature and be inspired by Buddhist compassion.

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

One reason why Japan has so many spiritual rituals revolving around Shintō gods and Buddhist deities is due to the turn toward the spiritual as people and communities have sought to overcome the ...

Hinduism boasts a diverse pantheon of deities, each embodying unique cosmic roles. Brahma creates, Vishnu preserves, and Shiva destroys to regenerate. Lakshmi bestows prosperity, Saraswati governs ...

There is a museum dedicated to intricate yak butter sculptures of Buddhist deities in dazzling colors, and along the monastery’s periphery, worshippers walk the inner kora—the world’s ...