The room falls silent as the members of Zen Society settle into zazen meditation, a form of meditation central to Zen ...

The former head of the Chinese temple known as the birthplace of kung fu has been arrested over suspicion of embezzlement, ...

Local authorities in China said Sunday they had approved the arrest of the former head of the Shaolin Temple, known as the ...

The former head of the famous Shaolin Temple has been arrested on suspicion of financial crimes. This was announced on ...

For a brief period, Leonard Cohen was a practising Buddhist monk, therein the folk musician and poet was given a profound ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Thich Nhat Hanh, the ...

NEW YORK – Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, edited by Koshin Paley Ellison and Matt Weingast and to be published May 25, 2016 by Wisdom Books, is not a ...

The zen monk expected a pre-dawn knock on his door, but the news on the other side wasn't what he anticipated. At first, Finnian Kelley, a member of the Tassajara Fire Crew, thought he'd missed his ...

Eight monks protecting the Buddhist center near Big Sur, Calif., are relying not only on training from professional firefighters but also on their Zen practice. By Michael Levenson Eight Buddhist ...

Art today is often a parade of the self. The Freer Gallery of Art presents objects by medieval artists who plunge you into the world by removing you from it. By Jason Farago WASHINGTON — When the ...

HANOI, Vietnam — Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped pioneer the concept of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died. He was 95. A post on the ...