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.

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.

Mahayana Buddhists are different from Theravada Buddhists as they strive to become enlightened, but they delay nibbana to help teach enlightenment. Mahayana Buddhists are especially concerned with ...

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 ...

Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader, takes a 10-day Vipassana meditation session in Punjab. Accompanied by his wife Sunita, he ...

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

The Bodhipath Film Festival 2025, hosted by the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and The Foundation for Universal ...

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

Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday came under heavy fire from Opposition parties for ...