The idea of the outdoor meditation space, he said, is to make the teachings of the Buddha a little more accessible to people who are skeptical of organized religion or who may be anxious about ...

At the rooftop, seating is built into the building’s topographic peaks, which forms an outdoor amphitheatre. MAPA Architects has designed the Sacromonte ... A light, minimal interior features Siza’s ...

The main reasons early pagodas in China had many storeys were, first, since pagodas were originally built to preserve Buddhist relics, which were considered the most sacred objects in the world ...

(RNS) — Bhante Sujatha, a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk leading a temple in Woodstock, Illinois, hopes a new outdoor, interfaith meditation space will be a sanctuary in a world of noise. WOODSTOCK ...

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"Soot removal" is an annual event at Japanese temples, where monks and worshippers wipe dust from altars and clean buildings. "Usually we use bamboo brooms, but they are just too small for this Buddha ...

Water is poured over the shoulders of the Buddha as a reminder to purify their own minds from greed, hatred and ignorance. Gifts are taken to an altar to be offered to the Buddha statues.

They can be as simple as a display of an urn or a collar, or as elaborate as full Buddhist altars with room for candles and offerings. Still, other people show their devotion by setting up an outdoor ...

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