This is the extended edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism In this book Paul Carus compiles the fundamental teachings of the ...

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 ...

Gautama Buddha didn’t just offer a worldview in the form of the four noble truths, but also laid out a path to practise the right way of living for someone who has understood the truths. This is ...

The Buddha taught what many regard as universal psychological principles: Everyone is subject to suffering; everyone wishes to have relief from that suffering; relief is possible, and there is path, ...

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, ...

After Gautam Buddha attained enlightenment, he gave a talk at Sarnath, near Varanasi. The audience was a group of five ascetics with whom the Buddha had been practising severe austerities in search of ...

In my study of happiness, I've labored to identify its fundamental principles. Because I get a tremendous kick out of the numbered lists that pop up throughout Buddhism (the Triple Refuge, the Noble ...