The Buddha, a revered spiritual figure, once proclaimed that enlightenment is the end of suffering. This profound statement has been a source of intrigue and contemplation for many, leading to many ...

Chances are you’ve heard his name and famous quotes, but perhaps not his background or philosophies. Let us introduce you to Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, the religious founder of Buddhism ...

British archaeologists have made a breakthrough discovery in dating the the birth of Buddhism. A group of 15 archaeologists led by Professor Robin Coningham of Durham University, have excavated an ...

Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day Siddhartha Gautama attained awakening or enlightenment and became the Buddha 2,600 years ago. Bodhi Day is typically celebrated in the ...

Panaji: Shekhar Kapur has embarked on a quest to sneak into Lord Buddha's mind when he attained enlightenment, with his camera. The filmmaker says he is making a short film on what went in the mind of ...

Buddha statues are among the most recognizable symbols in the world. They are not just pieces of art, but they also carry great spiritual meaning. The statues come in various postures, with each ...

The Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple is lit during the annual Buddhist festival of Vesak in Colombo, Sri Lanka Getty Images Buddhists around the world are celebrating Vesak, one of the most important days ...

The first impression I get of “Buddha” –the Enlightened One—is one who has relatively easily reached high spiritual status and that is because we all know him after he attained Nirvana (a state of ...

In the summer of 2003, I was reading Gail Omvedt’s Buddhism in India: Challenging Brahmanism and Caste, which had just been ...