Buddhist Temples and Japanese Americans across the US Celebrate Obon Festival
Celebrated one month earlier than in Japan, the Obon festival commemorates the deceased and the bodhisattva Jizo’s compassion
Celebrated one month earlier than in Japan, the Obon festival commemorates the deceased and the bodhisattva Jizo’s compassion
Helping ourselves and others come to terms with impermanence and the loss of those we love
Senior monastic leaders across the Vajrayana world are paying their last respects to Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
The funeral ceremony recounted in this article was held for the author’s beloved mother Juti Bala Barua, who passed away on 12 August 2016 and