Scientists have spent 14 years scanning the brain of a buddhist monk. Their findings suggest daily meditation could help protect the brain from aging. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche was born in Nubri, a ...

Greek Buddhist monk's four decades of meditation practice culminates in new publication examining how meditation can lead to either attachment or liberation This publication represents an important ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have trekked to remote Tibetan Buddhist temples to study the gut microbiomes of meditating monks. The findings suggest the long-term practice of deep ...

9:32 a.m. June 2, 2023: A previous version of the story stated that Hsi Lai Temple opened in 1989. It opened in 1988. When we think of meditation, we often picture someone sitting as still as a statue ...

The smiling man with the shaved head and orange-yellow robes is here to help. Yin Guang Shi, a Buddhist monk, traveled 5,000 miles from Dalian, China, to spend at least one year in Longview, learning ...

In an unusual but fruitful collaboration between Tibetan Buddhist monks and neuroscientists, researchers have uncovered clues to how mental states--and their underlying neural mechanisms--can impact ...

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Fickle weather and funny bounces are classic features of links golf, making the British Open a test of the mind as much as anything else. Perhaps, then, it’s no ...

A cable car carrying Buddhist monks to a mountain meditation site crashed in northwestern Sri Lanka, killing eight monks and ...