A free traditional Japanese folk dance festival is being held in Steveston this weekend. The Steveston Buddhist Temple is ...

The International Buddhist Confederation commemorated the 90th birth anniversary of the 14th Dalai Lama in New Delhi, ...

We explore a massive abandoned Buddhist complex in Japan, once a shortcut pilgrimage site. Discover golden structures, hundreds of statues, and the forgotten relics of a vanished dream. Our journey ...

Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty years later, the scars of that American firebombing remain.

Sunday marked the 70th anniversary of a popular tradition in the North Bay, the Enmanji Teriyaki Barbecue in Sebastopol. In ...

Philosophy professor Evan Thompson, who defines himself as “a good friend to Buddhism,” is also a critic of “ Buddhist ...

But Mahayana Buddhism has become more popular by developing a social orientation. Adherents should strive to have the ...

Hundreds of community members participate in the traditional Odori dancing on the first day of the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin’s Obon festival in San Jose on Saturday. The Obon festival ...

San Jose’s colorful annual Obon Festival drew hundreds of people to Japantown this weekend. The festival is the largest of ...

San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.

Obon Festival, organized by the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple, returns on Saturday and will feature temple tours, drum performances and traditional dancing.