Om is more than just a syllable. Mantras are used in meditation practice to help ground you to the current moment and release your mind from invading thoughts. Mantra meditation is meant to relax and ...

If you believe in the power of mantras then you may be aware of the strength in Buddhist mantras as well. It is believed that these mantras, which are mostly words and syllables, help when you chant ...

â€⃜Om Shanti’ is the basic version of Shanti mantra. Shanti Mantra is chanted for invoking peace and is very widely used in Hinduism and religions like Buddhism and Jainism. It is very common to ...

There are as many forms of Buddhist worship as there are schools of Buddhism. Buddhists can worship both at home or at a temple. It is not considered essential to go to a temple to worship with others ...

Exploring South Korea's cultural treasures would be incomplete without any visits to its historic Buddhist temples, often nestled among mountains. Several ancient temples have rich collections of ...

Taiwanese tech company Acer has made Buddhist prayer beads that can help keep track of recited mantras. The beads have a smart chip that tracks the number of times a mantra is repeated and displays ...

A Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Beijing has decided to ditch traditional ways and use technology to attract followers. Longquan temple has developed a robot monk that can chant Buddhist mantras, ...