Often called a kundi or kundika, particularly in Buddhist literature, some of the earliest known examples of the kamandalu feature an ovoid belly that tapers into a high narrow neck and ends in a ...

The various mountain springs across Kashmir valley are also called Naga and have been worshipped by the local population ...

Modern medicine has come to recognise the profound interconnection between mind and body, acknowledging that mental and emotional states can have a direct impact on physical health. This understanding ...

The story of the Buddha comes to us from around 2,500 years ... For example, early Nikaya Buddhism was highly ascetic, but later Mahayana Buddhism introduced the compassionate ideal of the ...

Buddha Gaya where as an ascetic he attained enlightenment; Sarnath where he preached his first sermon as the Buddha; and Kusinara where he died – Parinibbana. The Buddha always insisted he was just a ...

In January, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) found Buddhist artifacts three colossal Buddha heads, hundreds of votive stupas, stone inscriptions, and images of Buddhist gods and goddesses ...

Researchers found the remains of the ascetic individual bound in chains. Small metal plates and a tiny cross were found near the abdomen of the skeleton. Remains of woman buried with chains near ...