Sri Lankans were aware of Buddhism before the arrival of Mahinda, Dalrymple says. But it was Mahinda, a bhikkhu and son of ...

The 233-foot Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan, China, is the world's tallest Buddha statue, built in 713 B.C.E. to calm ...

A Monumental History of Buddhism in India” by Shashank Shekhar Sinha traces 2500 years of history of Buddha and Buddhism.

and not only thinking of the Buddha as a man who lived four, five hundred years before, and who has initiated a new way of looking at life." (Claudine Bautze-Pictron) This week in our history we ...

One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States rises 30 feet high from the woods in Franklin Township, near Princeton. It was built a decade ago under the leadership of a Sri Lankan ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century BC. This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is ...

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 ...

Giant Statue of the Buddha in New Jersey Becomes Interfaith Hub and Spiritual Home for Many FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of ...

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States rises 30 feet high from the woods in Franklin Township ...

and not only thinking of the Buddha as a man who lived four, five hundred years before, and who has initiated a new way of looking at life." (Claudine Bautze-Pictron) This week in our history we ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard. It rises 30 ...