Part of the Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism, the temple is a beautifully composed series of courtyards thronged daily by practicing Buddhists.

She and her husband are practicing Buddhists.

Ms. Jervis said that the explicitly religious aspect of the holiday was probably limited to practicing Buddhists and Taoists, who are not, she said, the majority.

Thousands of practicing Buddhists are associated with Mahamevnawa.

The number of practicing Buddhists in America, estimated to be about two million, has grown exponentially since the 1960's as interest has risen among the native-born and as Asian immigrants have entered the country.

Practicing Buddhists try to avoid taking life.

While some of the artists are practicing Buddhists, as their work reflects, others come from somewhere else entirely.

A meld of ancient tradition and New Age, Eastern religion and Christian ritual, labyrinths are attracting both churchgoers and church quitters, practicing Buddhists and dharma drop-outs.

He was hence a forerunner of a new strain of Western scholars in Buddhism who are practicing Buddhists.

Interviews with Tibetan Lamas, American scholars, and practicing Buddhists bring this powerful and mysterious text to life.