The Eightfold Path is represented by the Wheel of Dharma. The wheel indicates the eight right actions or approaches that the Buddha taught his followers to observe. These include consideration of ...

The Buddha gave many teachings on the importance of wisdom and compassion which are important to Buddhists in all aspects of life, including family life. Image caption, The Dharma Wheel ...

A significant part of the peace, determination, and happiness I feel today can be traced back to the perspectives offered by Buddhism. And Buddhism was not something I sought. I believe it came to me.

"It is believed that Buddha gave his first sermon in Sarnath, north of Varanasi, which was a mango grove at that time. The ...

In 629 C.E., a Chinese Buddhist monk named Xuanzang wanted to go west to India to learn more about Buddhism, but at the time, the emperor had forbidden travel outside China. Xuanzang respected ...

Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibet has enjoyed a rich history of philosophical enquiry and carries this heritage forth today. Buddhism is a "wisdom tradition," meaning that it is based ...

We cannot say for sure as ancient India was a centre for several faiths, not just Buddhism and Jainism, he adds. “There were a group called Ajivakas, who faded away in time. The prominent ones ...

Buddhist monarchs continue to reign in Thailand, Cambodia, and Bhutan (and Buddhism has influenced the more Shinto-oriented imperial tradition of the Japanese monarchy). Moreover, the metaphysics ...

In order that the public truly understands World Buddhism Association Headquarters and H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III, World Buddhism Association Headquarters specially states the following ...

So, when you look at it, Buddha, really speaking, was a teacher within Sanatana Dharma. In fact, even the first books of this ...

Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse ...