Caitlin Grussing blows the conch three times to signal to everyone that morning meditation is about to begin at the Katog Rit’hröd Buddhist center, in October. Photograph: Terra Fondriest/The Guardian ...

The Vipassana Centre will be constructed in Kosam village as part of efforts to develop Kaushambi as a prominent Buddhist ...

One, two. One, two.” Around 2 p.m. on the 18th, a group of eight people in their 20s and 30s, wearing life jackets and ...

An author owns a snappy title, and then the snappy title owns the author. Robert Wright, having titled his new book “Why Buddhism Is True,” has to offer a throat-clearing preface and later an ...

A pulsating cosmopolis of 10 million, Bangkok at times seems like the most unlikely Buddhist city on earth, despite the glittering spires of its famed shrines and temples. It’s tempting to view the ...

Dhyaan Mudra makes it easier to concentrate during meditation. Putting your hands together like this helps your mind stay on track and not wander off. Meditation, an ancient practice steeped in ...

In a quest to escape the frenetic speed of modern life Dr Brendan O’Shea travels to a monastic settlement in Thailand to ...

Two researchers of Buddhism studied hundreds of Buddhism-related apps and conclude that they tend to mask the symptoms of stress rather than fundamentally addressing the root problem. As it is ...

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