MANY people have seen a Buddhist praying-wheel, a small cylinder filled with written or printed prayers, and either surrounded by an outer case and turned by a twirl of a spindle, or else swinging ...

Should religious symbols be allowed in public schools or government buildings? Some argue that religious neutrality should be maintained by no permanent display of religious symbols in government ...

Last month in "Therapy and Buddhist Traditions," I explored the question of whether therapists must detail the purportedly Buddhist origins of mindfulness practices in order to obtain informed consent ...

Theravada, which means “the way of the elders,” is one of the two main schools of Buddhism. Its adherents consider Theravada to be the most authoritative branch because they believe their teachings ...