The word “Ahimsa,” derived from Sanskrit, means non-harm or non-injury and is often translated into English as non-violence. ...

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 ...

Duruthu Poya marks the first full moon of the year, celebrating Gautama Buddha’s first visit to Sri Lanka over 2,600 years ...

(If you are in NYC, I encourage you to pay a visit.) There is an enduring significance of Confucianism in East Asian culture, and its intersections with Daoism and Buddhism, collectively known as the ...

Buddhism is one of the largest religions in ... Rather than worshiping a god, Buddhists follow the teachings of a man who lived long ago. As a young man he was called Siddhartha Gautama.