(RNS) — Every year, between the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, nomad tribes gather in the tiny Tibetan village of Ser Geyrgo for a prayer festival that is meant to invoke heaven. (RNS ...

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If you believe in the power of mantras then you may be aware of the strength in Buddhist mantras as well. It is believed that these mantras, which are mostly words and syllables, help when you chant ...