On Thursday, November 21, the American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies (AISLS) organised a joint lecture on Ananda Coomaraswamy at the ...

Koyasan (高野山) is one of Japan’s most significant places when it comes to Buddhism, and a beautiful place to visit. From ...

A baby boy's name, Uzi which means Strength and Power in Hebrew could be an option you might want to consider.

Ven Ajahn Siripanyo—the only son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan—is renowned for renouncing a life of luxury to ...

The counter view is that all this talk of rebirth is simply because human beings are unwilling to accept the finality of death.

Jains in Tamil Nadu are commemorating the 2,550th anniversary of Mahavira's nirvana, coinciding with the 50th year of a ...

Then came Mahayana Buddhism, where Buddhist images started being worshipped. Buddha became a god who can save you.

While exploring the relationships between Buddhist texts and the processes ... follow the elusive path to taste liberation, reaching nirvana in this lifetime. The talks will illuminate methods ...

However, engaged Buddhism had a profound impact on Vietnamese society; as the philosophy of liberation (Moksha), peace and happiness (nirvana) have held Vietnamese society strongly together as the ...

Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that brought the world the concept of gross national happiness, is set to build a "mindfulness city" and will launch a $100 million bond issue on Monday to help start ...

The Budhha is also supposed to plant a Mahabodhi tree there when he attained his nirvana. With the huge efforts of the Indian government, this temple also gets the recognition of a UNESCO World ...