Koyasan is a beautiful area known for its central place in Shingon Buddhism. The area is full of spiritual sites, nature, and ...

In both Indian and Japanese traditions, mandalas serve as powerful meditation tools. Either creating or focusing on a mandala ...

Koyasan (高野山) is one of Japan’s most significant places when it comes to Buddhism, and a beautiful place to visit. From ...

About a 15-minute walk from Shin-Kiryu Station. Shingon Buddhist temple founded between 1592-1596. The principal image is Shokannon Bosatsu. The main hall was built in 1989 and is covered with wooden ...

The camp’s founders, Frank and Jospehine Duveneck, purchased the tiles in 1913, years before the ancient Buddhist emblem was co-opted by Nazis into the hate symbol it’s known as today.

It was to Esoteric Buddhism, known in Japan as Shingon Buddhism, that he wanted to dedicate Koyasan’s mountain fastness. At the same time, even Buddhists respected Shinto gods, making it natural to ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A U.S.-born Buddhist lama, who grew up a typical American teen in a Minneapolis suburb, celebrated his 18th ...