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Monthslong meditation on impermanence at a remote California Zen retreat meets a real-life fire
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (829+ words) A Buddhist meditation hall at the remote Tassajara Mountain Zen Center in Central California burned down just as practitioners were in the home stretch of a sequestered, three-month meditation program in which they had been contemplating the impermanence of existence....
FEATURE: Bhutan monks turn to AI chatbot for Buddhist guidance
1+ week, 6+ day ago (97+ words) High in the Himalayas, in the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, monks are turning to an unlikely source for spiritual guidance: artificiRead full story here THIMPHU - High in the Himalayas, in the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, monks are turning to an…...
FEATURE: Japan town turns to int'l students amid shrine ritual crisis
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (862+ words) MATSUSHIMA, Japan - Organizers of a centuries-old Shinto ritual in the scenic coastal town of Matsushima are turning to international students to help carry its "mikoshi" portable shrine, as Japan's aging population leaves fewer locals to sustain the tradition. Every April,…...
Unification Church files special appeal to Japan's top court on dissolution
3+ week, 5+ day ago (253+ words) TOKYO - The Unification Church on Monday filed a special appeal with Japan's top court against a high court ruling ordering its dissolution. A liquidator appointed by the Tokyo District Court has already begun the liquidation process to recover losses suffered…...
Teeth, finger bones and blessings: Buddhist relics inspire belief
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (13+ words) Teeth, finger bones and blessings: Buddhist relics inspire belief'Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS...
BREAKING NEWS: Japan high court upholds dissolution order for Unification Church
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (15+ words) BREAKING NEWS: Japan high court upholds dissolution order for Unification Church'Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS...
Japan high court upholds dissolution order for Unification Church
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (192+ words) Japan high court upholds dissolution order for Unification Church'Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS Japan high court upholds dissolution order for Unification Church TOKYO - A Japanese high court on Wednesday upheld a dissolution order for the Unification Church as requested by…...
FEATURE: Come rain or shine, faith guides Tokyo's Weather Shrine
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (14+ words) FEATURE: Come rain or shine, faith guides Tokyo's Weather Shrine'Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS...
Photos of a bean-throwing ritual to celebrate seasonal change and ward off evil at a Japanese shrine
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (314+ words) HAKONE, Japan" Scores gathered at a shrine in Japan's Hakone to try and catch "lucky beans," hoping to ward off evil spirits as they celebrate the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar. Setsubun is also known as…...
As Muslim tourism grows, Japan rethinks where visitors can pray
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) KOCHI, Japan - As Japan welcomes a growing number of Muslim visitors, a quieter but increasingly visible question is unfolding across airports, shopping malls and sightseeing hubs: where can these travelers pray? The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a…...