(RNS) — Bhante Sujatha, a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk leading a temple in Woodstock, Illinois, hopes a new outdoor, interfaith meditation space will be a sanctuary in a world of noise. WOODSTOCK, Ill.

Saturday will mark the “grand opening” of the Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center of Pennsylvania at 51 North Pitt Street in the borough. It’s an event that is expected to ...

lotus-like worship space three years after it was all but destroyed by a fire. The original Temple of Light at Yasodhara Ashram was built 22 years ago, with seven entrances representing the world ...