The three jewels or triratna of Buddhism - the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha - are central to the path of nibbana ...

There is a clear effort to dilute Sri Lanka’s national identity, often presenting nationalism as divisive or extremist. Some ...

History, myth and philosophy. The date of the Buddha’s life and death has long been a subject of debate among scholars. The canonical texts in Pali, especially the Pitakas (Sutta and Vinaya), contain ...

Why Buddhism Adopted a Greek Art Style. Siddhartha at the Bodhi Tree in classizing style, 100s–200s AD, Pakistan, Gandhara. Credit: Cleveland Museum of Art, Public Domain. Buddhism encountered a ...

Chai Sutta Bar aims to employ over 500 from economically weaker sections in 2022 "We are aiming to have Chai Sutta Bar's presence in every city of India within two years, thus spreading more happiness ...

Revival and expansion since the Cultural Revolution. Chinese Buddhism and Taoism, along with various folk religions, have been an integral part of Chinese culture and society for thousands of years. 1 ...

The Satipaá¹­á¹­hÄna Sutta is the most influential scripture in Buddhist meditation. It is the foundation text for the modern schools of âvipassanÄâ or âinsightâ meditation. The well-known Pali ...