Reiko Ohnuma, a scholar of South Asian Buddhism, argues that Maya is remembered in Buddhist tradition as an idealized, if passive, maternal figure. Her death shortly after the future Buddha’s birth ...

Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura Mahavira, or the Great Monastery, was a renowned intellectual centre until the 12th century. Its layout ...

Mahavira Jain Jainism – One of India ... take ‘refuge’ in the Three Jewels of the faith: the Buddha; the Dharma (teachings); the Sangha (the community of the enlightened (monks and nuns).

Mahavira’s teachings – based on Non-Absolutism, Non-Violence, Infinite Potential, Non-Possessiveness, and Interdependence offer a timeless guide for navigating today’s challenges.