While it is possible to fail in many ways, it is possible to succeed in one way only, which is why the one is easy and the other is difficult. By the same token, men may be bad in many ways, but good ...

This plan worked for a while. Siddhartha enjoyed a palace lifestyle and was married to a woman named Yasodhara. They had a son named Rahula. Rahula, would later become one of Siddhartha’s followers.

Upset with his violent conquests that killed hundreds of thousands, the Indian king Ashoka embraced Buddhism and treated his subjects humanely. Emperor Ashoka is credited with remaking the Mauyran ...

The Piprahwa Gems were due to be auctioned in May, but the sale was called off after diplomatic intervention. BBC North West Tonight's Kay Crewdson visits Kagyu Ling as part of her 25 in 25 series.

Buddhists accounted for about 4.1% of the global population in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. Between 2010 and 2020, the global Buddhist population declined by roughly 5%, from around 343 ...

Throughout this report, religious switching refers to a change between the religious group in which a person says they were raised (during their childhood) and their religious identity now (in ...

(The Conversation) — With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and monastic robes, the “Laughing Buddha” is instantly identifiable. However, astute observers might wonder why this buddha ...

Buddhism is a religion that offers a spiritual path for transcending the suffering of existence. Samsara, the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth to which all beings are subject, results from ...

We have long lived in a binary world where sex and gender are divided into two: female and male. But according to the three traditional sacred Buddhist scriptures in the Tripitaka, sexuality can be ...

Thailand’s Bhikkhu Sangha follows the Theravada discipline, similar to other Theravada communities worldwide. This has ensured uniformity in practices and beliefs and it has created a unique, rich ...

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A statue of Buddha that shows the clear influence of ancient Greece on Buddhism, compared to an ancient Greek statue. Credit: Greek Reporter illustration Although Ancient Greece and Buddhism seem to ...