Since time immemorial, wood has been the most ancient building material. Shelters, huts, houses, churches, and other buildings were erected using it. The complexity of the buildings increased over the ...

When it opened in 1992 on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, the Zu Lai temple was the first of its kind in the region.

At a big-hearted retreat surrounded by nature, Zen rituals fused with mindfulness practices teach Kate Crockett to be more ...

The timber purchase was strictly for necessary temple renovations, and we never intended to promote deforestation,” said the pagoda statement. Venerable Nhor Savy, the abbot of the pagoda ...

Around that time, Nishiyuki was moved by the beauty of Buddha statues when she visited Toji temple in Kyoto alone. She was especially impressed by the statue of Shakra devanam Indra in the 21 ...

Maki's strength is known to be very similar to that of Toji Fushiguro, a legendary fighter himself who almost killed Gojo back during his younger days. By the end of the series, however ...

2025 is the year of the Wooden Snake and according to Feng Shui expert and Geomancer Patrick Lim Fernandez, this year is all about building harmonious relationships. “A lot of our luck would be from ...

Patrick graciously shared a sneak peek into what the Year of the Wooden Snake might bring to our lives. While snakes are often associated with mishaps or misfortune, Chinese astrology paints a ...

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In early 1999, the entire community of Houston was rocked to the core as the news of Belinda Temple’s brutal murder surfaced. What made her killing all the more unfortunate was the fact that she was ...