Brahmachari Suraj Initiated as Munisri 108 Sayammsagara in a Sacred Digambara Jain Ceremony
In a solemn and spiritually profound ceremony, Brahmachari Suraj embraced full monastic life in the Digambara Jain tradition, ...
Mid-Day10dOpinion
So many types of Nagas
The various mountain springs across Kashmir valley are also called Naga and have been worshipped by the local population ...
Greek Reporter11d
Desert Monks: The Orthodox Brotherhood of Saint Anthony in Arizona
In 1995, six Orthodox monks left Mount Athos in Greece and came to the US to start Saint Anthony Orthodox Monastery in the Arizona desert.
The secret mountainous area of Europe where only men have lived for 1,000 years
This mystical site, which sits along one of Europe's most beautiful stretches of coastline, is one of the continent's last ...
Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine and Seigantoji temple
A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...
The nun who tormented herself to death: Archaeologists uncover first female Christian figure believed to have bound herself in chains for eternal torture
The Antiquities Authority said that the discovery 'raised new questions' about how women of the time lived, potentially ...
The nun who lived in chains: First-ever evidence of extreme asceticism found near Jerusalem
Asceticism is the practice of denial of physical or psychological desires in order to attain a spiritual ideal or goal, often self-inflicted.
New York Post15d
De’Aaron Fox’s wife has heated moment with Kings’ Malik Monk in fiery postgame scene
A tense war of words between Recee Fox – the wife of De’Aaron Fox – and Malik Monk was all caught on video following Friday’s Kings-Spurs game. De’Aaron made his return to Sacramento for ...
The Jewish Press15d
World’s First Archaeological Evidence of Nuns’ Asceticism Discovered in Jerusalem
The first archaeological evidence of extreme asceticism practiced by nuns was discovered in Jerusalem. A female skeleton, found wrapped in chains during an excavation by the Israel Antiquities ...
Associated Press15d
The cute whiskers are back on. Rare Mediterranean monk seals are cared for in a Greek rehab center
Soon, he’ll be well enough to go home. Renos-Pantelis, a five-month old mediterranean monk seal, dives into the water after its release at a beach on the tiny Aegean Sea island of Gyaros, Greece, ...
The Munich Eye16d
Ancient Byzantine Nun Discovered in Israel: A Testament to Extreme Asceticism
This finding provides the first tangible evidence of extreme ascetic practices among Byzantine women, previously thought to be predominantly associated with male monks. The remains were unearthed at a ...