Mercury News

‘We want a place to worship’: San Jose Buddhist temple would be a first for the region

For Victor Thach, a 63-year-old San Jose resident who escaped the instability of post-war Vietnam and landed in the United States in 1986, a Buddhist temple on San Jose’s Sunset Court represents a ...
WKRG

Local Buddhist community protests outside temple, argues they have no access to worship

IRVINGTON, Ala. (WKRG) – A peaceful demonstration was held in Irvington on Sunday afternoon at the Wat Veluvana Buddhist Temple. A local group of practicing Buddhist says they have been locked out of ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Tri-State temple burglarized, leaders believe international crime ring could be to blame

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - A place of worship became the site of a bold break in after thieves got away with thousands from a Buddhist temple in the Tri-State. Temple leaders believe they've ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Could these SLC houses of worship survive — and even thrive — in the downtown sports district?

Troy Watanabe was a month old when he made his debut at the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple. Nearly 60 years later, he serves as president and minister’s assistant for the sangha, or congregation, that ...
Newsweek

Robot Priest Reads Sermon at Buddhist Temple in Japan

You can hear a sermon about the Heart Sutra at almost any Buddhist temple. But at one house of worship in Japan, it's delivered by a robot. Mindar, a 6-foot-tall, gender-neutral android modeled after ...