said to be one of Japan’s three largest temple bells, in a dry run to ring out a year overshadowed by wars overseas. The Dec. 27 dress rehearsal was for an annual ritual on New Year’s Eve ...

HONJO, Saitama Prefecture--The sound of a Buddhist sutra chant in Vietnamese and the unique aroma of spices fills Daionji temple here. About 40 Vietnamese nationals have taken shelter at the ...

North Korean workers in Far East Russia’s Sakhalin region have discovered remnants of an early 20th-century Japanese temple ... was made is home to at least three Japanese temples.

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The Vatican conclave will continue on Thursday with as many as four more rounds of voting. A two-thirds majority of the 133 cardinals is required to select a new leader for the world’s 1.4 billion ...

Nilushan Sebastian, a three-wheeler driver from Katana ... He said Francis demonstrated his commitment for religious harmony when he visited the Mahabodhi Temple during his visit to Sri Lanka in 2015.

There, with a third eye in the middle of its forehead, is a richly adorned Shiva wearing a three-tiered pectoral ... tambourines, bells, incense burners, mirrors, candelabras.

It's a place of celebration, where dying guests are promised freedom for their souls. And where one man, whose father is No.

who is a native Japanese person. As they approach the temple in which Mina's father is a priest to get a good view of the eclipse, they are suddenly transported to a mysterious place. As Soma and ...

Three more guests, who had trekked over from ... “A friend of mine told me we should go to Japan to ski,” Allocca said. “$65 a lift ticket.” Season passes are not a bargain this season ...