The idea of God has been a constant source of debate and conflict throughout the world. The existence versus non-existence of God and all things related to him is a question that has baffled and ...

The Buddha did not claim to be in any way divine, nor does Buddhism involve the idea of a personal god. The Dhammapada, 165. The Buddha did not claim to be in any way divine, nor does Buddhism involve ...

Wesak (or Vesak) is the annual (well not exactly annual since there is no Wesak in 2020) birthday celebration of Siddhartha Gautama, the first and best of all Buddhas who lived from the sixth to the ...

My four year-old nephew and two year-old niece believe passionately in Santa Claus. In many ways they are like any religious people – they suspend the evidence of their eyes and ears for faith in a ...

This is the story of how a young man came to be known as The Buddha ("Buddha" means "awakened one"). He was not a god. He was a human being like you and me. As with all ancient tales, we can't know ...

Buddhism originated in the life, teaching, and personality of a remarkable Indian sage, Siddhartha Gautama, the son of a petty king whose capital was at Kapilavasta in northern India. The life span of ...

Starting at the birthplace of Buddhism, a writer traces how its teachings spread across Asia, transforming the continent ...

Lord Buddha is the founder and icon of Buddhism, one of the most respected and popular religions in the world. Even in India, a dominantly Hindu country, the teachings of the lord influence our ...

The Buddha taught love, kindness, caring and charity 500 years before the birth of Christ. Buddhists believe that ethics and morality are built into the fundamental laws that govern the universe.