Many people in the West interpret Buddhism as a path of meditation leading to enlightenment. What many may not know is that this interpretation differs vastly from its practice in East Asia. I have ...

A pendant-shaped electronic counter that can play Buddhist sutra chants Photo: Taobao Chinese Buddhists no longer need to kneel down on a hassock with a string of prayer beads - now they have the help ...

GOSEN, Niigata Prefecture--Togen Yoshihara sings pensively while he plays the guitar on the grounds of a temple here, not for a concert but as a religious rite. After a video of him chanting ...

Nichiren Buddhism differs from other schools of Buddhism in focusing on this world, and in its view that it is the only correct tradition. Nichiren Buddhism is a Japanese Buddhist movement in the ...

TOKYO • The music grows gradually. First a snare drum-like beat, then a throaty drone layered on top, followed by high-pitched humming. And then the monk begins to chant the heart sutra. The unique ...