Buddhism

A Jizo figure at the Great Vow Zen Monastery in Clatskanie, Ore.

National
Health & Safety

Adopting A Buddhist Ritual To Mourn Miscarriage, Abortion

2:45pm August 18, 2015

by Deena Prichep

More Americans are using mizuko kuyo to grieve the loss of a child, whether it be from a miscarriage or an abortion. Those who participate say it helps them learn to balance love and loss.

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The 14th Dalai Lama speaks in New Zealand on December 5, 2009. The religious leader is now 79, and says he can imagine being the last Dalai Lama: "Twenty-six hundred years of Buddhist tradition cannot be maintained by one person," he tells Jörg Eigendorf

World News
Religion

The Dalai Lama Talks Chinese Reforms, Tibetan Challenges

7:58pm October 04, 2014

by Jörg Eigendorf

"China can no longer isolate itself," says the religious leader, who praises Chinese President Xi Jinping for fighting corruption. He also says Tibetans don't need a Dalai Lama any more.