While today, in India, Buddhism is strongly linked with social activism and anti-caste movements, the reason Buddhism thrived ...

For the Buddhists who deposited these relics — as for Buddhists today — the gems, bone and ash all belong to the Buddha and ...

Buddhism started in India over 2,500 years ... It is famous for its gold sculpture of the Buddha. The pose of the statue celebrates the moment that the Buddha achieved enlightenment.

The birthday of the historical Buddha celebrates the birth of the child ... but is celebrated on different dates depending on the school of Buddhism or country to which one belongs.

At this time of strife, the Buddha’s teachings of tolerance ... the Day of Vesak to acknowledge the contribution that Buddhism, one of the oldest religions in the world, has made for over ...

Till today, in the midst of the modern world, the spirit of compassion of the Buddha’s message continues ... everywhere in the best of Buddhist art. Buddhism has a great vision of the eternal ...