The New Jersey Buddhist Vihara, a monastery, follows Theravada, the predominant form practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand. But it’s welcoming of all Buddhist traditions and other faiths.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The Staten Island Buddhist Vihara (SIBV) is planning to host its annual Vesak celebration on Sunday, May 3.  Vesak is the holiest day of the Buddhist calendar and is ...

The New Jersey Buddhist Vihara, a monastery, follows Theravada, the predominant form practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand. But it’s welcoming of all Buddhist traditions and other faiths.

The Oregon Buddhist Vihara, located at 148 S.E. Walnut St. in Hillsboro, has been a spiritual home for Sri Lankan Buddhists for more than a decade. According to the plan for a new temple, this ...

Theravada Buddhism is the dominant religious system in several parts of South and Southeast Asia, but there is a rich diversity of beliefs and practices in this tradition.

Manisha Gunasekara, the outgoing Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, paid a farewell call at the London Buddhist Vihara, the oldest Theravada temple in Europe. She is pictured here ...

The New Jersey Buddhist Vihara, a monastery, follows Theravada, the predominant form practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand. But it’s welcoming of all Buddhist traditions and other faiths.

The controversial revision of the “Vihara and Devalagam Act” which has been held back in Parliament because of a fear of a split in the Maha Sangha, is an 85-year -old piece of legislature which ...

The New Jersey Buddhist Vihara, a monastery, follows Theravada, the predominant form practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand. But it’s welcoming of all Buddhist traditions and other faiths.

The New Jersey Buddhist Vihara, a monastery, follows Theravada, the predominant form practiced in Sri Lanka, Burma and Thailand. But it’s welcoming of all Buddhist traditions and other faiths.