The Diamond Sutra is a sacred Mahayana Buddhist text whose teachings date back to the 5th century BC. Part of a series of sutras known as ‘the perfection of wisdom’, the book was translated into ...

Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of life and do not worship gods or deities. Buddhism is a spiritual ...

Artworks produced at Nalanda had features of both Mathura and Sarnath with some local touch, Abhay K writes in ‘Nalanda: How ...

Next we go to Java. Hindu and Buddhist temple remnants dating from between the 8th and the 10th century indicate the ruling of two new dynasties in Central Java. These were the Sailendra-dynasty (who ...

Chinese New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival) is ...

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. The majority of Buddhists believe the same things about the Buddha and his teachings. Dhamma means 'to uphold', and therefore it ...

Odisha’s links to Buddhism dates back to Mauryan Emperor Ashoka’s invasion of the ancient kingdom of Kalinga. But with ASI ...

Welcome to Religions of the World. Buddhism: The Religion of Buddhists. Buddhism is about 2,500 years old and people who follow Buddhism are called Buddhists. Buddhists follow the teachings of a ...

While Christianity is hardly on the radar of young people in Western countries, Buddhism is growing in popularity. In fact in the 90s, as people were leaving the church in their thousands, it was the ...