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Inside Darjeeling's Mahakal Temple where Vedic chants and Buddhist prayers resonate

Perched atop the misty heights of Observatory Hill near Chowrasta Mall in Darjeeling, West Bengal, stands the revered Mahakal ...
PR Newswire

Korean Cultural Center New York presents Kyungtz'e Eosan Sooryukje: A Korean Buddhist Ritual for the Peace and Liberation of Departed Souls

The (KCCNY), a branch of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, will co-present Kyungtz': A ...

Buddhism and Music: How Sound Calms the Mind and Delivers Prayers

The Wisdom of Buddhism Embodied in Shomyo, Mantras, and the Resonance of the Universe—We sometimes find peace of mind when ...
Yahoo

What is Pure Land Buddhism? A look at how East Asian Buddhists chant and strive for buddhahood

Many people in the West interpret Buddhism as a path of meditation leading to enlightenment. What many may not know is that this interpretation differs vastly from its practice in East Asia. I have ...
SFGate

Indians take to Buddhist chanting to alleviate urban stress

NEW DELHI — The bank executive, the book publisher and the social worker had one thing in common: Their hectic lives in the crowded Indian capital had become so chaotic and stressful, they’ve turned ...

Buddhist monk’s viral chant set to guitar attracts a new following

Togen Yoshihara sings pensively while he plays the guitar on the grounds of a temple here, not for a concert but as a ...
NPR

The Sounds of Buddhists Chanting

Some of our listeners collect sounds when they travel. One of them is Scott Van Dutton from Oceanside, Calif. He shares a soundclip of the sounds of Buddhist chanting in Nara, just outside Kyoto, ...
The Verge

Pepper the robot is now a Buddhist priest programmed to chant at funerals

After working in the home, as an assistant at various stores, and as a waiter, SoftBank’s humanoid robot Pepper is adding Buddhist priest to the list of careers the robot can take on. Pepper can chant ...