The Buddha’s dates are uncertain and range from 624 BCE (earliest birth) to 368 BCE (latest death). Whatever his dates, he began as a wandering ascetic and lived for some 80 years. His movement, ...
There’s a certain serenity and calmness when it comes to Buddhism. Devoting yourself to following the principles of Buddha can change your life in various ways. It can teach you to be sincere, kind ...
New research puts death of the Buddha about 100 years earlier than previous estimates Scholars had not agreed upon even which century Buddha was born Some scholars still skeptical of the new findings ...
Buddha had many things to teach us. Here is one of his most important and famous teachings. Buddha said that there are two ...
Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee Mother’s Day offers an ...
Among the recently digitised Burmese manuscripts from the British Library collections are six illustrated manuscripts of the Life of the Buddha. Two of these manuscripts are in fact single parts from ...
What does the Buddha mean in a world riven by wars and fissures? More than 2500 years after he preached his eight-fold path, does his example matter to a world divided by multiple human-made ...
What Buddha said numerous centuries ago is still as relevant today as it was during his time. With depression being a growing problem in this intolerant society of endless desires and our lives ...