A bookseller and publisher, Ulysses Travel Guides , has published an interesting guidebook for the province of Quebec, Canada.
A one-of-a-kind guide that reveals an exceptionally rich heritage unequalled anywhere else in North America!
In an era of high-speed technologies and relationships, “wellness” tourism, slow travel and religious tourism are part of…
Correspondent techcrunch.com reported:
The robotic monk is facing a wall, charging up when I first approach the Longquan Temple’s booth at TechCrunch’s event in Hangzhou, China. There’s probably a good metaphor here for meditation or mindfulness, but as a terrible meditator who semi-regularly runs into objects while his mind is somewhere else entirely, I’m…
A large number of interesting maps in the form of animated videos can be found on YouTube channel Ollie Bye.
Dozens of videos are distributed into playlists: History of the World, Conceptual History, Historical Wars and History of Nations...
We invite you to a fascinating journey!
Religious Tourism
Medical personnel check a woman evacuated from her home near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for radiation exposure on March 16, 2011.Asahi Shimbun via EPA
In the wake of Fukushima, Tomonobu Narita is at the forefront of a movement to withdraw money from banks that back environmentally harmful energy projects.
YOKOHAMA, Japan…
American filmmaker Edward A. Burger takes us on his unforgettable journey into the hidden lives of China's forgotten Zen Buddhist hermit tradition. Amongst White Clouds is a look at the lives of zealot students, gaunt ascetics and wise masters living in isolated hermitages dotting the peaks and valleys of China’s Zhongnan Mountain range.
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Are rapists among the followers of the Buddha's teachings? Can a guru rape those who believe in him and follow him? The answer is unequivocal. Yes.
A high-profile spiritual guru in India with a huge following has been handed a life sentence for raping a teenage girl in 2013.
The verdict against…
Thousands heritage artefacts were stolen from Nepal, but a statue of Shiva and his wife that were taken to the US have been returned decades after their theft, Al Jazeera's reports from Kathmandu.
The two statues — one of Buddha and the other of the Hindu god Shiva and his wife Parvati —…