Asalha Puja, known also as Dharma Day, commemorates the first sermon by Siddhartha Gautama, known as Buddha (“enlightened one ...

Far from being decorative or exaggerated, the multiple arms of Hindu deities serve as profound symbols of divine power, ...

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 ...

Who are gods identified by Buddhists? Nichiren Daishonin Buddhists believe anyone or anything in our environment working to protect and sustain life, or to support man’s efforts to attain ...

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 ...

Mahaprajapati Gautami: A Powerhouse Figure For Buddhists On Mother's Day Even after the Buddha left home, he continued to honour two mother figures – his biological mother, Maya, and his foster mother ...