Although there is great variation in the funeral practices of different Buddhist cultures, there are also similarities and variations of recurring themes. Common elements include rituals in the home ...

The protest funeral at Pandharwadi village of Shirur Anantpal tehsil blocked traffic on the busy Udgir-Latur road for an hour PTI Last Updated : 08 December 2024, 14:39 IST ...

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 funeral at Pandharwadi ...

Educated in the UK, Ven AJahn Sripanyo renounced his share of a US$5 billion inheritance more than 20 years ago.

This Buddhist hearse was manufactured on a Toyota Crown car chassis in Japan specifically for Buddhist funerals. With the increasing number of Buddhist funerals in Britain the hearse was imported ...

BANGKOK: The father and boyfriend of a Russian actress who tragically drowned after being swept off a cliff by waves while ...

A representative of the Thai royal family poured water on the coffins - a Buddhist funeral rite that symbolises purification - and placed wreaths. Police have not determined the cause of Tuesday's ...

Last month, a massive funeral was held at a Buddhist temple east of Tokyo. But it wasn't a funeral in the traditional sense of the word. On the altar at Kofukuji Temple in Isumi City, Chiba ...

This was not a typical Buddhist funeral, but rather the unconventional birthday celebration of a funeral director, reported Shin Min Daily News. According to the Chinese evening daily, a video ...

including the reading of Buddhist scripture during funeral ceremonies. The humanoid robot named "Pepper", designed by Japanese telecommunications company Softbank, was seen in action wearing a ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of people attended the funeral on Thursday of a senior ... has tried to maintain with the country’s Buddhist clergy. The body of 78-year-old monk Bhaddanta ...