Known as the "Demon Daimyō," samurai warlord Oda Nobunaga was infamous for his ruthless tactics in battle, especially during ...

Adjacent to the temple is a pet crematorium. Head priest Junkyo Narita says, "Cremated tortoise shells are pretty. One snake ...

A US born Buddhist monk, Venerable Siridhamma (85) died of a massive heart attack while attending the funeral of a Sri Lankan. Just few minutes before the last rites of the Late Mrs. Batugedara was ...

Today, the Theravada (or Hinayana) branch of Buddhism predominates in Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. The Mahayana branch prevails in China, Tibet, and Japan, and to lesser extent in ...

It was only this year that Bibeam was given the Buddhist cremation her parents ... "I am very satisfied and happy that my baby can have her funeral rite like others," her mother, 26-year-old ...

For the uninitiated, sorting one's rubbish can be a convoluted process in Japan - a country that boasts one of the world's strictest waste disposal rules. But in the city of Fukushima, things are ...

(241216) -- GAZA, Dec. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend a funeral of journalist Ahmed Al-Louh at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Dec. 16, 2024. At least 25 Palestinians were ...

29, 2021, from an observation deck in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BANGKOK (AP) — A quarterly survey by Japan’s central ...

A Japanese company has programmed a popular robot, Pepper, to perform Buddhist funeral rites. But will society ever accept artificial intelligence as religious authorities and ritual specialists?

TOKYO, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer price inflation probably accelerated in November, driven by persistently high rice prices and the phasing out of utility subsidies, a Reuters poll ...

Latur, Dec 8 (PTI) Members of the Buddhist community held a funeral along a state highway in Maharashtra’s Latur district on Sunday, claiming they do not have a dedicated crematorium. The protest ...