The popular caricature of American Buddhism is perhaps of a Zen master practicing in a remote locale in the rural highlands surrounding the Bay Area of California or of a Chinese immigrant with a ...

This week's visit of the Dalai Lama to the United States is focusing attention on American Buddhism, which is growing because of the influx of Asian immigrants and conversion of Westerners to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Mihiri Tillakaratne was young, a white scholar visited the Sri Lankan Buddhist temple she had grown up at. The Los Angeles ...

In 1972, Jack Kornfield stepped off a plane in Washington, D.C., his head shaved and his body swathed in golden robes. He had come home to see if he could make it as a monk in America. Kornfield had ...

SAN JOSE — Hours after Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the first person to be arrested — a half hour before the declaration of martial law — was Bishop Gikyo Kuchiba, leader of ...

PERRY, MI -- Teachers like Ajahn Khemasanto are few and far between. “American monks are as rare as hens’ teeth,” Ajahn Khemasanto said. “There just aren’t any.” Ajahn — a title that means teacher in ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Lao-Americans from across the country celebrated at the Capitol today to recognize and bless the newly constructed temple. The Wat Lao Buddharam Buddhist temple, constructed in ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with ...

When Mihiri Tillakaratne was young, a white scholar visited the Sri Lankan Buddhist temple she had grown up at. The Los Angeles temple was a vibrant hub for many Sri Lankan Americans scattered across ...