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 ...

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 ...

Vesak or Buddha Poornima or Buddha Jayanti is one of the most important and sacred festivals for the Buddhists all over the world. It marks the birthday of Lord Buddha and also observes his ...

Compassion and a desire to relieve suffering are central tenets of Buddhism. Yet, as with the world's other religions, the behavior of Buddhism's nearly 500 million adherents often run in opposition ...

Love is often thought of as a passionate romance or the warmth of close family ties. But Buddha taught love as a skill and a ...

The epistemology of Buddhism is so vast that the varied realms of knowledge which existed from ancient times in the world, flourished with drawing from the teachings of the Thathagatha. The sea of ...

In about two months it will be one of the great religious festivals for our Buddhist friends, so plan now to buy them an appropriate card or gift. On the eighth day of the 12th month of the lunar year ...

From the ninth century CE, two esoteric schools (Shingon and Tendai) took on a dominant role in Japanese Buddhism and laid down the foundations for almost all subsequent developments in the centuries ...

The International Buddhist Confederation celebrated the declaration of Pali as a classical language by the Centre, on the occasion of the 'Abhidhamma Divas'. The event in collaboration with the ...