The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, watching the celebrations of his 18th birthday in silence, with a ...
Bishop Eugène Houndékon of Abomey blessing graves at the Abomey municipal cemetery on the eve of November 1 (DR photo) While praying for the deceased is an ancient practice, historians traced ...
A praying mantis is a lanky insect with a triangular head, large eyes, and six long legs, the front two of which seem to be perpetually lifted in prayer. But with over 2,400 species of them on the ...
The state houses many ancient Buddhist monasteries. Rumtek Monastery is the largest and serves as the seat of the Karmapa Lama. Pemayangtse Monastery is kn … Read more ...
Let them remember, however, that prayer should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture, so that a dialogue takes place between God and man. For we speak to him when we pray; we listen to him ...