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I’m a believer. Not in a higher power, but in the power of sacred spaces to move, challenge, educate and uplift me.
The major fireworks display takes place at Sydney Harbour with the ... take some down time on January 1 at a temple. Wat Pho is known for its reclining Buddha — but also its crowds.
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In its original form, Thais would visit temples to make offerings, pour water over Buddha statues for blessings ... including water fights and temple visits. However, the Laotian version of Songkran ...
Taipei’s outlet to the sea might be down-at-heel, but it has several charms and a great local vibe – and Taiwan’s throbbing ...
The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, known as Wat Pho in Thai, is a Buddhist temple complex which is most known for its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long ...
FAIRVIEW, Texas — A controversial temple is one step closer to becoming a reality in Fairview … sort of. After a long night of public comment and passionate debate Thursday, the Collin County ...
The story so far: Beginning February, nearly 100 Buddhist monks under the All India Buddhist Forum (AIBF) have been protesting, first at the Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple or Mahavihara ...
Buddhist groups have asked the Central and Bihar governments to change existing laws and hand over the management of Bodh Gaya temple to Buddhists before Buddha Jayanti on May 12. The temple in ...
The relic is believed by devotees to be a tooth of the Buddha. Nearly 450,000 pilgrims – more than double the expected number – lined up for a rare public display of the relic on 23 April. The ...
Sri Lanka police launched an investigation on Sunday into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic ... into the sacred area of the Temple of the Tooth in the ...