Deep in the mountains of northern Wakayama Prefecture, nestled in stately tall trees, sits one of the most important Buddhist ...

Jon Woodhouse, who writes regular arts and entertainment articles for The Maui News, is currently traveling in Japan and ...

Sumo is one of Japan's most iconic sports, but few know the story of its origins. Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture is ...

Shi Yongxin, abbot of China's Shaolin Temple, emphasised the need to shift humanity’s values and behaviours, promoting ...

In Odisha, if you seek vegetarian food, you ask for ‘saadhaa’ food, or plain food. This harks back to a time when Buddhism and Jainism were major religions in O ...

We will study Confucian feasting and fasting, various Chinese, Korean, and Japanese rituals offering food to ancestors and gods, Buddhist vegetarianism and its critics, unusual Taoist eating regimens, ...

CHENNAI: Did you know? Veganism has an Indian connection. Indeed, it is believed that the vegetarianism, which led to ...

Nature’s might is on full view at Hashigui-iwa Rocks, where a semicircle of pyramid-shaped rocks juts out of the glimmering ...