by Dr. Justice Chandradasa Nanayakkara The word Ahimsa, derived from Sanskrit, means non-harm or non-injury and is often translated into English as non-violence. The dictionary defines it as “the ...

Diplomatic envoys from several countries gathered Monday evening at the residence of Nepal’s Ambassador to Israel, Dhan Prasad Pandit, to celebrate Buddha Jayanti—the birthday of Siddhartha ...

The Buddha taught that peace and happiness begin in the human heart and can be cultivated through meditation and the practice of the Five Moral Precepts, which express the principle of ahimsa, or ...

Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is an eternal law.” – Gautama Buddha ...

Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti, honors the birth, enlightenment, and death of Gautama Buddha. Celebrated on the full moon of Vaisakh, it is a day of peace, meditation, and ...