L. Basham, in his 1954 book ‘The Wonder that was India’, mentioned that it was based on the Lalitavistara (a Mahayana Sutra in Sanskrit that describes the life of Gautama Buddha from his descent from ...

The holy relics of the Buddha are considered sacred and serve ... for the Day of Vesak (ICDV), described Ba Den Mountain as "heaven in the Pali Canon," recognizing it as a model for the five ...

The event was organised by Kashkol Collective at the India International Centre. There was music, poetry, and a five-course ...

We went from Guam to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. At the refugee camp, I did the same thing . . . same ole thing I did. One day, I ...

NEW DELHI – Auction house Sotheby’s has postponed the sale of a collection of ancient jewels linked to the relics of the Buddha after the Indian government formally objected and ...

Before long, the traveling Buddha moved yet again, to another temple, before it went missing for nearly 50 years. It remained lost until Zengi Tanaka, 36, the chief priest of Gokurakuji ...

Pope Leo XIV greets Buddhist monks in a meeting with representatives of other Christian churches, ecclessial communities, and other religions on May 19, 2025, at the Vatican. (photo: Vatican Media ...

Representation of many of the world's faiths and spiritual traditions has been minimal to nonexistent in the mainstream ...

I'm obsessed with coffee. So, I visited over three dozen Phoenix coffee shops to create the ultimate guide to cafes in ...

After he receives an economics degree, Hanrahan said he will pursue his masters in Won Buddhist studies at the Won Institute in Glenside, then go to South Korea to be ordained. “If I really believe in ...

A woman has told how she went to heaven and hell after dying for 11 minutes. Charlotte Holmes was 68 when she took ill during a routine heart check. She was visiting her cardiologist when suddenly ...