TSU--For a glimpse of nirvana, the head temple of the Takada school of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhism sect is offering visitors the chance to experience the Pure Land blooming with lotus flowers.

The ramifications of the elderly Dalai Lama's impending death are becoming impossible to ignore — and without a plan, this ...

In the late Ming dynasty, Tibetan Buddhism proliferated into a number of sects, among which Sagya, Gagya and Gadang were most popular. However, many monks failed to follow Buddhist tenets ...

KYOTO–--A razor related to a medieval saint will be displayed for the first time to celebrate the 850th anniversary of the birth of Shinran, the founder of one of the largest Buddhist sects in ...

Dalai Lamas are the most influential figure in the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism, although the 14th has controversially consolidated control over the other sects in recent years. He is also well ...