This idea is crucial in Buddhist thought. It is one of the key principles of the Dhamma. It can best be understood as the interconnectedness of all existence. Dependent origination – this means ...

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 ...

With the Thai government presenting our prime minister with the Tipitaka, I thought it would be nice to revisit Buddhism this ...

The giant Buddha statue is carved into a cliff of sandy ... SHEN LONGQUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY How would a son of a great filial piety honor his devoutly Buddhist mother after her passing?

In His rebuttal of Sunkattha’s assertion the Buddha says “the recluse Gotama teaches a Dhamma hammered out by reasoning, following His own line of reasoning as it occurs to Him-Unless He abandons that ...

T he story of the Buddha comes to us from around 2,500 years ago, originating in the eastern part of India. The story of Jesus dates back 2,000 years and comes from West Asia.

and it was on the Day of Vesak that the Buddha in his eightieth year passed away. The General Assembly, by its resolution 54/115 of 1999, recognized internationally the Day of Vesak to acknowledge ...

Time was when we had to observe the five precepts chanting in front of the omnipresent Buddha statue in every Buddhist ...

The figure is notably adorned with jewelry, a robe, and a veil. It also depicts the Buddha with his left arm placed on the chest, a unique gesture in Khmer art. At its height, Ta Prohm was home to ...

Malik, who gained international fame for his role as the Buddha in the 2013 film Sri Siddhartha Gautama, took to social media to share his admiration for the beauty and tranquility of the Angkor Thom ...