Little Tokyo Buddhist temple break-in and alleged arson investigated for hate crime Police are investigating a hate crime against a Buddhist temple in Little Tokyo. LOS ANGELES – Police are investigating a hate crime against a Buddhist temple in Little Tokyo. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, someone broke into Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple […]
From irishexaminer.com In New York’s Queens neighborhood, an army of volunteers helps Buddhist monks from the United Sherpa Association, a nonprofit cultural organization created to promote and preserve Sherpa culture in the United States. The association has settled in a Buddhist temple and has been offering food to all those who need it since the […]
Lama Gelbu, left, Pasang Sherpa, center, and Yanddu Lama, right, prepare sacks of fruit used as ceremonial offerings at the end of Dakini Day practice, a group meditation that includes chanting and food and is celebrated on the 25th day of each lunar month, at the United Sherpa Association in New York’s Queens borough on […]
NEW YORK – Inside the temple in New York’s Queens borough, monks in maroon robes chanted and lit incense and candles on an altar in front of a golden Buddha statue. Earlier, on the sidewalk outside, people with face masks, shopping baskets and reusable bags stood in a socially distanced line stretching two blocks, waiting […]
NEW YORK – Inside the temple in New York’s Queens Quarter, monks in brown robes sang and lit incense and candles on an altar in front of a golden Buddha statue. Earlier, on the sidewalk outside, people wearing face masks, baskets and reusable bags stood in a socially distant line spanning two blocks, waiting to […]
The Hongluo (Red Snail) Temple on Hongluo Mountain, about 55 kilometers from downtown Beijing, has been revered for centuries as the most efficient place in the capital by those who pray for true love and a happy marriage. To the west of the temple is a spring which, according to legend, once housed a pair […]