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Tears and smiles in an emotional storm home again--Tsanka Shishkova (Sofia, Bulgaria)

The only full-length novel by Tatsuhiko Shibusawa is based on the life of Prince Takaoka (799-865). Read more at straitstimes.com.

The iconic reclining Buddha, lying on its right with the head propped on an arm, is said to represent the Buddha as he moved to “the state beyond Nirvana” (in other words, passed out of this world). It is an image to encourage people that they, t...

Knowing where the snow melts wild crocus--Helga Stania (Ettiswil, Switzerland)

One of the top unchecked items on my bucket list has been to experience Osaka in Japan, and since it’s only a short 4.5-hour flight from Guam, I decided to finally make the trip.

Perfect for stews to smoothies, freeze-dried tofu a healthy and tasty ingredient you need to have in the pantry. Read on as we take a deep dive.

Growing numbers of wealthy travellers are opting to escape the crowds by booking whistlestop world tours by private plane

Sarah Lucy Brown has a transformative experience on the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail

While its one thousand-plus years of history is impressive enough, Tokushima Prefecture’s Ryozenji Temple is the important starting point of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. Grab some friends and take your first steps on this 88-stop tour of Buddhist temples on the island of Shikoku. Hi...

In a new biography just published in Italy, Spanish journalist Fernando de Haro looks at the trip the founder of the Communion and Liberation movement made to Japan in 1987. Back then, during a visit to a Buddhist monastery near Osaka, a deep friendship and spiritual closeness developed with the local novice master Habukawa.