He is believed to be the reincarnation of the previous holder of the title and an immortal avatar of the Buddha Avalokiteśvara, bodhisattva of compassion. The office was the religious and ...

A famed old Manhattan parish gave up its own life last week to make its $1,500,000 endowments available to the East Side chapel it founded 55 years ago. It was the Episcopal Church of the ...

Grieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a ...

The Buddhist concepts of reincarnation and nirvana are also explored. Students will learn that most religions agree on one thing: what happens to the soul after the body dies is not random ...