The New York Times

London’s Peace Monk Chants, Drums and Walks to Urge an End to War

For 40 years, the Rev. Gyoro Nagase has overseen a temple to peace in a popular park in Battersea, his ever-present drum by his side. The Rev. Gyoro Nagase, 74, on a peace march this month in ...
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Lost Tudor monk chants revived at Buckland Abbey

A rare set of Tudor-era plainchants, hidden for centuries in the Buckland Book, has been performed for the first time since England’s monasteries were dissolved. Discovered by historian James Clark ...
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GW professor explains Buddhism, 'Walk for Peace' monks after 2,300-mile journey

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — The monks' journey to Washington, D.C. concluded Wednesday with the same message they've shared for the 100-plus-day journey - world peace and happiness. As thousands gathered ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Hear the Long-Lost Chants of English Monks Whose Monasteries Were Dissolved by Henry VIII

In the 16th century, England’s Henry VIII broke with the pope, established the Church of England and named himself its supreme head—a sequence of events now known as the Reformation. By that point, ...