Ringing in the New Year is taken literally by Hawaii’s many Buddhists, who invite visitors to join them in traditional bell-ringing ceremonies on Dec. 31. Throughout the islands, followers of Buddha ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Bells tolled in some 80 Buddhist temples in Japan, China and Korea on Monday to mark the birthday of a ninth-century itinerant Japanese monk and spread his message of peace.

From a brave correspondent who’ll remain nameless: “When Jimmy Stewart [in It’s a Wonderful Life] says ‘Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings,’ he may be referring to passage from one state ...

Across cultures and centuries, bells have called people to church, children to school, store clerks to counters, and spirits to quiet attention. At 9 a.m. Wednesday, hundreds of bells from Hawaii and ...

Thirteen years on, the monasteries have been rebuilt and harmony has largely returned. But for the Buddhist community of ...

At exactly 6 a.m. on July 1, more than 18,000 Buddhist temples across Vietnam rang three ceremonial bells and Bat Nha drums, initiating a solemn prayer ceremony for national peace and prosperity. The ...