Periodically, scholars and commentators raise the question of whether contemporary Buddhist practices genuinely align with the original teachings of the Buddha. While many traditionalists view such ...
The Alabama Buddhist Vihara recently held a grand opening for its new Buddhist and Meditation Community Center during the ...
Vesak is one of the most important festivals in the Buddhist calendar. Find out more about it.
The Buddha's "Parable of the Raft" posits that spiritual teachings serve as a temporary means for achieving liberation, ...
Initiatives, such as Shanti Bhavan, Nalanda Academy, Eklavya India Foundation, Savitribai Phule Resource Centres, and ...
Do beliefs have any place in spiritual awakening and growth, or have they become a total impediment to it? In the Parable of the Raft, the Buddha referred to his teachings as a raft one uses to cross ...
In Bahraich district of eastern Uttar Pradesh, an unpublicised moral transformation is taking shape. Without officially converting to Buddhism, Dalit families are reconfiguring social and ritual life ...
Ahead of the Buddhist feast of Vesakh, the Vatican's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue has released its annual message to ...
Sangha Tales captures the contemporary perception of Buddhism in India. It gives a real-time ethnographic coverage of ...
On a serene Saturday evening, the sounds of chanting and prayer filled the air at Chùa Hương Đạo Temple as hundreds of ...
In his February 2014 article, Senaka Weeraratna argued that a Narendra Modi premiership would trigger a “sea change” in India’s regional leadership, moving away from Western influence toward an ...