Set in the dense forests of the Kii Mountains overlooking the Pacific Ocean, three sacred sites – Yoshino and Omine, Kumano Sanzan, Koyasan – linked by pilgrimage routes to the ancient capital cities ...

A grand welcome as well as a blessing ceremony was recently held in honour of Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Highways and ...

Probably build around 800 A.D., this 30-metre-high Buddhist holy place in central Java served as a pilgrim shrine and as a display of magnificence by the kings of the Sailendra dynasty. With its ...

Deep in the mountains of northern Wakayama Prefecture, nestled in stately tall trees, sits one of the most important Buddhist ...