They are also viewed as religious animals in Buddhism. Reindeer are often associated with Santa Claus and Christmas, so ...

animals or other types of beings. (The Conversation) — “Bodhisattva” is a key idea in Buddhism. The word is constructed from the Sanskrit root bodhi, meaning “awakening” or ...

Both Western and non-Western philosophical traditions have deplored human cruelty to animals for around two millennia. The Hindu emperor Ashoka, a convert to Buddhism, wrote about his efforts to ...

As a scholar of East Asian Buddhism who studies how and why deities ... laughing monk often surrounded by children or animals. In a traditional East Asian context, his round belly represents ...

In Theravāda Buddhism, which is most prevalent in Southeast ... he worked toward enlightenment through numerous lifetimes as animals, people or other types of beings. According to legend, Gautama ...