They spread first in East Asia to countries such as Vietnam, Korea and Japan. Zen is a popular form of Buddhism in all of ...

A Zen Buddhist temple in the city of Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo, began airing out its cultural assets on Sunday.

In Japanese culture, Shikataganai can be seen in the philosophy of Zen Buddhism and the acceptance of the inevitability of death. Adopting the Shikataganai mindset can help you let go of worry and ...

The city is also a good base for those who want to visit Maruoka Castle Park, one of 12 remaining castle towers in Japan, as ...

Nikko, located in Tochigi Prefecture, served as the spiritual center of the Tokugawa Shogunate, founded during Japan’s Edo ...

Zen eating encourages you to be in the moment and focus on the sensory experiences of eating. (Envato Elements pic) Wellbeing is more than just the absence of illness – it’s a holistic state ...

Mindfulness, or shamatha, is a subdiscipline of meditation. It is, in part, an exercise in nonattachment. Plot twist: ...

Nagpur, India, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Shurei Sasai, a Buddhist monk from Japan, is working in India for the restoration of Buddhism, which claims that all people are equal. The 89-year-old has been ...

Telling the story of a small, subsistence farming mountain community whose few remaining members keep drifting away to nearby ...

works as a part time reporter (Tuesdays to Thursdays). She writes about new businesses and also highlights notable restaurants as part of yorkregion.com’s Neighborhood Eats series. Simone attended ...