Once sourced, the slabs of stone were assembled, cut in profile, then carved into its present shape by a robot, milling under ...

Harshada Pathare. Religion is a very difficult topic For centuries people of various religions were debating the truthiness of their Gods Try to remember from school history lesso ...

In Mahayana Buddhism, which developed around 500 AD, we find images of Avalokiteshwara being invoked by traders and sailors to protect them from maritime disasters, wild animals, accidents and thieves ...

Mahayana Buddhists believe that Gautama Buddha’s philosophy would meaningfully be cherished and captivated by the laity during the first thousand years, but it would begin to decline during the second ...

Thereafter, Nichiren Daishonin priest became the founder of Daishonin Buddhism and based his teachings on the Lotus Sutra in the 13th century (1222–1282). It is also known as “Kamakura Buddhism”.

However, the monastic leaders in Southeast Asia, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced, decided that Mahayana nuns could not ordain Theravada nuns, leaving countries such as Thailand, Laos ...

An order of nuns still survives in China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, where Mahayana Buddhism is practiced. However, the monastic leaders in Southeast Asia, where Theravada Buddhism is practiced, ...

In Buddhism, nuns must be ordained by a group of 10 fully ordained monks and fully ordained nuns. An order of nuns still survives in China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam, where Mahayana Buddhism is ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Mother’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what motherhood means in different religions and cultures. As a scholar of Buddhism and gender, I know how complicated ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Mother’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what motherhood means in different religions and cultures. As a scholar of Buddhism and gender, I know how complicated ...