Reiko Ohnuma, a scholar of South Asian Buddhism, argues that Maya is remembered in Buddhist tradition as an idealized, if ...

Scholars believe a language used 5,000 years ago on the Asian steppe was the source of many of the world’s modern tongues.

At a recent Sanskrit learning event in Delhi, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta claimed that NASA scientists had recognised Sanskrit ...

Blakeslee is a semi-retired anthropologist from Wichita State University. He’s polite, soft-spoken most of the time, and able ...

Offering a kaleidoscope of writing from the 15th century to the present, this book is a wonderful window into the concerns, ...

Even after the Buddha left home, he continued to honour two mother figures – his biological mother, Maya, and his foster ...

known as Mahaprajapati Gautami in Sanskrit and Mahapajapati Gotami in the Pali language, which was used for early Buddhist scriptures in ancient India. These women played key roles in the Buddha ...

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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday (May 4, 2025) claimed that Sanskrit is a “scientific” language and even NASA has acknowledged it as such — a claim that has often been made with ...