On the first Sunday of each month, about 250 members of the Orlando branch of Soka Gakkai International (SGI)-USA chant in unison for world peace. Soka Gakkai translates to “value creation society” in ...

Most of them are young and modishly dressed. They kneel Oriental-style on a living-room floor in West Hollywood, some 20 strong, facing a homemade altar and rolling Buddhist prayer beads between their ...

Nam Myoho Renge Kyo, chants Kamhalini in a single continuous mono tone with no ups and downs. For the followers of Buddhism interpreted by Nichiren Daishonin of Japan and the Soka Gakkai International ...

Amy Winehouse has taken up Buddhism. The troubled star - who doctors reportedly fear could be brain damaged after a recent cannabis overdose - has been inspired by singer Tina Turner to seek solace in ...

Tina Turner is an international treasure. In her 81 years, her incomparable talent and incredible tenacity have taken her from the backwoods of Nutbush, Tenn. to global fame (and now living in Zurich, ...