Professor Alfred Bloom, one of the world’s foremost authorities on Shin Buddhism and a proponent of its compassion for all beings, is going to get the final word at his funeral service Saturday, says ...

A recently retired religion professor at Smith College and author of River of Fire, River of Water, Unno here takes on the larger classroom of Westerners interested in Eastern religions to introduce ...

KAPAA — The Rev. Soryu Kagahi conducted the first Jodo Shinshu Buddhist service in the Hawaii Kingdom on March 3, 1889, at the Kojima Hotel located at No. 1 Beretania St. on Oahu. Kagahi, a minister ...

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, learn how Buddhism is being passed down to young Japanese Americans in the U.S. Watch retired elementary school teacher June Akita share Shin ...

Kenji Akahoshi had been thinking about becoming a minister most of his life. But it was never the right time. He had a family to support and a dental practice in San Jose to run. And there were his ...

JAMM AQUINO / [email protected] Myles Nishida, left, Moses Nakao, Scot Shamoto and Chad Hamada pounded rice Friday to make mochi for New Year’s celebrations at Tenrikyo Mission in Nuuanu. One ...

What: 59th annual Northwest Buddhism Convention, hosted by the Spokane Buddhist Temple. Theme: "Where the Flower and the Rock Meet: Buddhism in America." Where and when: Davenport Hotel, Friday ...

A scholarly journal devoted to Buddhism and Christianity and their historical and contemporary interrelationships, Buddhist-Christian Studies presents thoughtful articles, conference reports, and book ...