Buddhism is considered a ‘Religion’ in a traditional form and understanding. 26 centuries ago, when people became devotees of The Buddha, it continued as a religion from generation to generation.

In today's world, where competition, greed, race, and material obsession are polluting people’s minds, Nirvana, or Moksha, feels like a distant dream. From childhood to old age people are constantly ...

Wheel of the chariot of the sun, Konark Sun Temple, Odisha. 1250 CE. The temple is designed as a chariot with 24 such wheels. As a symbol, the wheel of dharma is featured in several Indian religions, ...

Why are doctors burning out? Health care workers are leaving their profession in staggering numbers in recent years. 1 What is driving this exodus? And what can we do to stop the hemorrhage? I have ...

The teachings on the four noble truths was given by Buddha in Sarnath (near Varanasi in North-East India), seven weeks after attaining enlightenment in Bodhgaya. These teachings are known to contain ...

Buddhist teaching begins with the first talk given by Gautama Shakyamuni, the spiritual leader who lived in India about 500 B.C.E., to five friends who had separated from him when he gave up the life ...

Most Buddhists would admit that every Buddhist practice and theoretical construct can be traced to or at least subsumed under one or more among the four nobles' truths. It is hardly surprising, then, ...

A group of students studying Buddhism for the GCE (A/L) have been selected to receive support from the Rangiri Dambulu Raja Maha Viharaya to continue with their education. Ven Dandubendiruppe Mahinda, ...