Ryōchū, a Zen monk turned Warsaw bohemian, and his son Yoshiho, a key Japanese ally of the Solidarity movement – as their ...

Japanese monk Seigaku lives a Zen life with as little money as possible in Berlin. The desire for popularity led Seitaro Higuchi from Tottori on the Sea of Japan to Germany's capital, ...

Tokyo, Oct 21 (EFE). — A 41yearold Japanese Buddhist monk on Wednesday successfully concluded “doiri,” an extremely difficult ritual that involves giving up food, drink and sleep for nine days.

In the fall of 742, a Japanese emissary invited Jianzhen to lecture in Japan, and the monk agreed (although some of his disciples were displeased). But the crossing did not succeed.

A Buddhist monk in Japan received a traffic violation when driving in his robe. The police officer who pulled the monk over said the attire interfered with his safe driving, The Japan News reports.

You wouldn't think that a Japanese monk and a merchant from Finland would have much in common, but it turns out they do: Climate change. You wouldn't think that a Japanese monk and a merchant from ...

A Japanese monk is suing his temple, claiming he was forced to work incredibly long hours catering to tourists and that the heavy workload gave him depression. The monk, in his 40s, is seeking 8 ...

On the other side of the screen appears a Buddhist monk. He appears in front of a Japanese garden background, dressed in the traditional robe and smilingly greeting in Spanish. "Hello! Nice to ...

Japanese monks competed based on their inner beauty at a funeral expo to compete in the second annual "Most Handsome Monk Contest" on Monday (August 22).