To the best of his power, a Burmese seeks to model his life on that of the Buddha, in deed and aspiration. The very form of the pagoda helps him to keep ever in mind the ideals he desires to ...

They found almost 48 theories of the Buddha’s date based on Tibetan, Mongolian, Indian, Burmese, Senegalese, Chinese, ...

As Burmese astrology had its origins in Hindu ... youth by saying that they wanted to live until the coming of the next Buddha so that they could listen to his preaching. The followers of the ...

media and the people to rid Myanmar [Burma] of unwanted conflicts.” Sein went on to call Wirathu a “noble person” who is a “son of Buddha”. While it may be true that conjoining the words ...

The Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred site in Burma. Its origins can be traced back to the first millennium, when a king was inspired by a legend involving eight strands of Buddha's hair. (02:02) ...

Thousands of Buddhist devotees gathered at Myanmar's Shwedagon pagoda on Wednesday to mark the Buddha's birthday and to water a sacred Bodhi tree believed to be linked to his enlightenment.

On 1 October 1868, King Mongkut – who reigned as Rama IV – passed away having trod a delicate course to keep Thailand free of ...

Depicting a sitting Buddha in white marble ... an ethnic minority group that populates the southern borders of Myanmar and Laos. The large statue is the centerpiece of the temple and part of ...

The Buddha Was the World's First Great Psychologist ... Joseph Goldstein studied under great meditation masters in Burma and India. He brought a more scholarly and systematic approach to Buddhist ...

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

The recognition of Pali as a classical language of Bharat carries with it several important implications, both practical and ...

The Bangkok-born chef Rose Chalalai Singh, who visits Chiang Rai annually, has lived for 15 years in Paris, where she runs a ...