Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt Buddha statues in a long procession toward the site revered as ...

The Buddha was born a prince in a small kingdom that is part of modern-day Nepal. His name was Siddhartha Gautama. His father, the king, indulged his son's desires and protected him from being ...

Set in India, the prince Budhasaf (Arabic for ‘bodhisattva’), on leaving the palace, acquires a teacher, Bilawhar, who has come from Sarandib (Ceylon) to instruct him with maxims and parables, many ...

At the age of 29, leaving behind his newborn son Rahula, wife Yashodhara, and his princely title, Siddhartha set out on a quest. The renunciation was not just physical—it was spiritual ...

The principle of the middle path that the Buddha derived out of his own life experiences can be useful to all. In today’s times, we are seeing an increasing polarisation in society.

Leaving alone its sacred and quiet nature, the area might have special magnetic fields similar to the Himalayas in Tibet, and Fuji in Japan. Such strong magnetic power could help boost a Zen ...