Buddhist priests from Japan have conducted a symbolic healing ceremony in an effort to bring warring ethnic groups in Kenya closer together. Traditional dancers in warrior regalia performed alongside chanting Buddhist priests this week at a closing ceremony to the peace conference, which also included spiritual leaders from India, Afghanistan, Europe, and the United States. […]
Buddhist Ceremony Aims to Unite Kenyan Communities
Posted March 7th, 2012 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
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Monks from North, South Korea Hold Joint Service
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Buddhist monks from North and South Korea held a rare joint religious service Monday outside the North Korean capital, where they commemorated the 1,000th anniversary of a collection of engraved Buddhist scripture considered sacred in both countries. Thirty-seven South Korean monks participated in the service at a temple northeast of Pyongyang, where North Korea’s KCNA […]
