Strangely enough, some of the most profound discussions about Buddhist teachings I've had over the years didn't happen in a temple or a monastery. No, these impromptu discussions were usually held ...

In today’s world, we are surrounded by numerous worries every day. It only gets exhausting to prosper within the tension and social inequality we witness and are subjected to. Amidst all this the ...

The full moon day in May holds profound significance in Buddhism. It commemorates three pivotal events in the life of Prince Siddhartha Gautama: his birth, enlightenment, and passing, all of which ...

One result of Buddhism's inherent flexibility is a bewildering array of religious rituals and traditions—"cultural trappings" that Howley believes often obscure the Buddha's original teachings.

Buddhism is the teaching of how to understand fully what life is with its pleasures and its dissatisfactions and to work towards overcoming inevitable suffering by severing the samsaric cycle of ...

Buddha Purnima 2022: It is one of the main festivals celebrated in the Baisakh month and marks the birth anniversary of Siddhartha Gautama. He later came to be known as Lord Buddha. It is believed ...

My high school teacher, late professor Kotagama Wachissara Thero, told us that there is no “ism” in what the Buddha taught. “You are too young to grasp this, but think about it when you get a chance,” ...

The teachings of Gautama Buddha will soon be included in NCERT textbooks and school curriculum as the Mahatma's teachings are "ideas of life", Union minister Prakash Javadekar said today. The ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted the Buddha had preached about abandoning war, defeat and victory for eternal peace, and said enmity can never be countered with enmity NEW DELHI: Lord Buddha’s ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at a Buddha Purnima function in New Delhi on Monday New Delhi: On the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his teachings of ...