More Americans are using mizuko kuyo to grieve the loss of a child, whether it be from a miscarriage or an abortion. Those who participate say it... Adopting A Buddhist Ritual To Mourn Miscarriage, ...

The crematorium – a representation of mystical Mount Meru, where gods reside according to Buddhist and Hindu legends – is likely to be the most impressively ornate structure most Thais will see built ...

Death is a shared commonality of the human condition, yet the rituals that attend it vary significantly across cultures and religions. The one commonality is that while the nature of death itself does ...

As a group of Tibetan nuns scraped grains of sand onto the colorful mandala steadily growing on a low table in Peter J. Gomes Chapel, Venerable Tenzin Dasel ’88 offered a gentle spoiler alert on the ...

The baby was born in the aftermath of Myanmar's earthquake and given to the flames of Buddhist funeral rites two days later, too young to have been named. The Barron's news department was not involved ...

(The Conversation) — In a Japanese tree burial, cremated remains are placed in the ground and a tree is planted over the ashes to mark the gravesite. Environmental responsibility is part of Buddhism. ...

The boy and girl mourning their slain father marched in a circle around a funeral altar as Buddhist monks in yellow robes chanted. The children's ritual was in keeping with a Chinese tradition to help ...

Seven monks swathed in saffron robes padded onto the moist grounds of Arlington National Cemetery yesterday, followed by six uniformed Marines in crisper pace bearing the coffin of a fallen comrade.