The interior of the Qambalin Tibetan Buddhist temple is seen in Nagoya's Moriyama Ward on Dec. 6, 2024. Items such as "omamori" good luck charms and "ofuda" amulets are also sold there, considered ...

Nepal is more than just a gateway to the Himalayas—it’s a spiritual hub steeped in centuries-old traditions, sacred rituals, and awe-inspiring temples. A journey through Nepal’s spiritual trail ...

NAGOYA -- "It's just like being in Tibet!" That's the impression when you step into the Qambalin Buddhist temple in this city's Moriyama Ward, the only officially recognized Tibetan temple in Japan.

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Fanjing Mountain is an otherworldly place on our planet, where people and our land reach for the heavens, where wildlife makes our Earth theirs, and where the sun and Buddha illuminate our world.

The highest mountains in the world”, as the enthusiastic in-flight brochure called them, quite correctly. It was for my ...

On January 25, there will be a special event in Philadelphia to welcome in the “Year of the Snake” when the Penn Museum (33rd ...

I think it was the Year of the Monkey. That party made an impression on me ... when I learned that the holiday is celebrated by Chinese, Mongolian, Korean, Tibetan, and Vietnamese folks, and each ...

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Though the most widely known royal pets may be Queen Elizabeth II’s brigade of Pembroke Welsh Corgis, the late monarch’s ...