Buddhism Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/buddhism/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:57:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Buddhism Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/buddhism/ 32 32 For Buddhist influencer ‘sotce,’ a fine line between engagement and attachment https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/for-buddhist-influencer-sotce-a-fine-line-between-engagement-and-attachment/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/for-buddhist-influencer-sotce-a-fine-line-between-engagement-and-attachment/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:54:31 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154166 (RNS) — The growing popularity of online influencers like sotce puts into question the faith of a generation considered to be the least religiously affiliated in America’s history.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/for-buddhist-influencer-sotce-a-fine-line-between-engagement-and-attachment/feed/ 0 With world’s highest rates of religiously unaffiliated, East Asia remains spiritually vibrant https://religionnews.com/2024/06/17/survey-countries-in-east-asia-have-highest-rates-of-religious-disaffiliation-in-the-world-but-maintain-vibrant-spiritual-life/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/17/survey-countries-in-east-asia-have-highest-rates-of-religious-disaffiliation-in-the-world-but-maintain-vibrant-spiritual-life/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 21:27:10 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4153792 (RNS) — While many East Asians do not identify with a religion, they continue to hold religious or spiritual beliefs in unseen beings, venerate ancestors’ spirits and engage in ritual practices, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center. 

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/17/survey-countries-in-east-asia-have-highest-rates-of-religious-disaffiliation-in-the-world-but-maintain-vibrant-spiritual-life/feed/ 0 AP PHOTOS: Cambodian village prays for good fortune, prosperity, and rain in ‘He Neak Ta’ ritual https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/cambodians-gather-for-he-neak-ta-praying-for-good-fortune-prosperity-and-rain/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/cambodians-gather-for-he-neak-ta-praying-for-good-fortune-prosperity-and-rain/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:48:52 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4152707&preview=true&preview_id=4152707 PHUM BOEUNG, Cambodia (AP) — This ancient ritual ceremony has been celebrated annually for several hundred years by Phum Boeung villagers during the beginning of rainy season. Though marked in almost every village throughout the country in ancient times, the ceremony has become rarer.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/11/cambodians-gather-for-he-neak-ta-praying-for-good-fortune-prosperity-and-rain/feed/ 0 From South Korea to India, devotees mark the birthday of Buddha with lanterns and prayers https://religionnews.com/2024/05/23/from-south-korea-to-india-devotees-mark-the-birthday-of-buddha-with-lanterns-and-prayers/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/23/from-south-korea-to-india-devotees-mark-the-birthday-of-buddha-with-lanterns-and-prayers/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 14:58:20 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4149869&preview=true&preview_id=4149869 (AP) – The birthday of Buddha is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the school of Buddhism or country to which one belongs.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/23/from-south-korea-to-india-devotees-mark-the-birthday-of-buddha-with-lanterns-and-prayers/feed/ 0 White House hosts fourth annual Vesak celebration https://religionnews.com/2024/05/23/white-house-hosts-fourth-annual-vesak-celebration/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/23/white-house-hosts-fourth-annual-vesak-celebration/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 10:00:21 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4149786 (RNS) — President Joe Biden’s administration has been the first to mark the Buddhist holiday at the White House.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/23/white-house-hosts-fourth-annual-vesak-celebration/feed/ 0 China is accelerating the forced urbanization of rural Tibetans, rights group says https://religionnews.com/2024/05/22/china-is-accelerating-the-forced-urbanization-of-rural-tibetans-rights-group-says/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/22/china-is-accelerating-the-forced-urbanization-of-rural-tibetans-rights-group-says/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 17:52:43 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4149607&preview=true&preview_id=4149607 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The international rights organization cited a trove of Chinese internal reports contradicting official pronouncements that all Tibetans who have been forced to move, with their past homes destroyed on departure, did so voluntary.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/22/china-is-accelerating-the-forced-urbanization-of-rural-tibetans-rights-group-says/feed/ 0 Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba https://religionnews.com/2024/05/17/afro-cuban-drums-muslim-prayers-buddhist-mantras-religious-diversity-blooms-in-once-atheist-cuba/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/17/afro-cuban-drums-muslim-prayers-buddhist-mantras-religious-diversity-blooms-in-once-atheist-cuba/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 14:32:02 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4148852&preview=true&preview_id=4148852 HAVANA (AP) — Today, diverse beliefs can be found mixed together on altars in homes, with the Virgin Mary sharing space with a ceramic Buddha and a warrior spirit from the Afro-Cuban faith.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/17/afro-cuban-drums-muslim-prayers-buddhist-mantras-religious-diversity-blooms-in-once-atheist-cuba/feed/ 0 Buddha’s birthday: When is it and how is it celebrated in different countries? https://religionnews.com/2024/05/13/buddhas-birthday-when-is-it-and-how-is-it-celebrated-in-different-countries/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/13/buddhas-birthday-when-is-it-and-how-is-it-celebrated-in-different-countries/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 15:13:01 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4147926&preview=true&preview_id=4147926 (AP) – This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the school of Buddhism or country to which one belongs.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/13/buddhas-birthday-when-is-it-and-how-is-it-celebrated-in-different-countries/feed/ 0 Harvard religion professor Diana Eck on pluralism’s changes, challenges https://religionnews.com/2024/05/09/harvard-religion-professor-diana-eck-on-pluralisms-changes-challenges/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/09/harvard-religion-professor-diana-eck-on-pluralisms-changes-challenges/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 21:32:32 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4147492 (RNS) — ‘I still think of myself as Christian, in the sense that that’s my family of origin,’ Eck said. ‘There are other families that I feel I belong to as well.’

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/09/harvard-religion-professor-diana-eck-on-pluralisms-changes-challenges/feed/ 0 Harvard Pluralism Project’s Diana Eck retires after decades of research, promoting dialogue https://religionnews.com/2024/05/09/harvard-pluralism-projects-diana-eck-retires-after-decades-of-research-promoting-dialogue/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/09/harvard-pluralism-projects-diana-eck-retires-after-decades-of-research-promoting-dialogue/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 20:32:00 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4147430 (RNS) — Eck said she hopes the Pluralism Project, which has been a model for affiliates and organizations across the country, will continue to foster dialogue and engagement.

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