Born some time around the early 4th century ... As Buddhism spread, pictorial representations Gautama —the Buddha—were expected to be so particular that guidelines emerged as to how he ...

The historical Buddha, or Siddartha Gotama, was born in 563 B.C. in what is now Nepal. His followers say he was “enlightened” at the age of 35 and taught the principles of Buddhism until his ...

A Buddha statue from China that conceals the remains of a monk who turned himself into a mummy almost a millennium ago is the centerpiece of an exhibition in Budapest. Visitors to the popular ...

Significantly, however, it features an open area, unprotected from the elements, from which it seems a tree once grew - possibly the tree where the Buddha was reputedly born. "This sheds light on ...

A meditating teenage boy in south-central Nepal is drawing the attention of scientists after attracting huge crowds in ... Relatives and neighbours said Bamjan undertook meditation when he returned ...