When King Suddhodana learned that his son Siddhartha had attained enlightenment after seven years, he longed to see him. He sent nine envoys, but each became a disciple and stayed in Rajagahanuwara.

A local resistance group fighting against the military government in Myanmar has acknowledged responsibility for the killing last week of a Buddhist monk and his disciple in the country’s eastern regi ...

A Myanmar resistance group, Bee Column, claimed responsibility for killing a Buddhist monk, Dhamma Thara, amid ongoing ...

This idea is crucial in Buddhist thought. It is one of the key principles of the Buddha’s teaching, or Dhamma. It can best be understood as the interconnectedness of everything in existence.

The majority of Buddhists believe the same things about the Buddha and his teachings. Dhamma means 'to uphold', and therefore it is central to Buddhist belief as it 'holds up' the religion and ...

The festival was organised by the International Buddhist Confederation, in collaboration with the Vivekananda International ...

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has begun a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat in Punjab, seeking a period of rejuvenation. The retreat, commencing on ...

He told the members of all four teams to be proud of the opportunity to represent their countries in the historic Dhamma ...

Dhamma Thara, 48, was the latest religious figure to die in the civil war that arose after the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Buddhist monks ...