In Buddhism, we have a lot of holy books and the ... they only celebrate the birth of the Buddha. Mahayana Buddhists believe there are many different ways to gain enlightenment and that the ...

The main religions are Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, China’s indigenous Taoism, along with Shamanism, Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the Naxi people’s Dongba religion. The Hui, Uygur ...

Some followers of Buddhism consider it to be a religion, while others think of it as a philosophy, practice, or way of life. The reason for the discrepancy is that there are many schools of ...

The religious beliefs of people along the Silk Road at the beginning of the 1st century BCE were very different from what they would later become. When China defeated the nomadic Xiongnu confederation ...

The Kandyan Convention, an agreement between the British Colonial rulers and Kandyan chiefs, was signed in 1815. ..

Venerable Kou Sopheap, a well-respected Buddhist monk, also expressed his discontent via social media, sharing his belief ...

This reading features thematic comparisons among texts of the great world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confuciansm, Christianity, Daoism, Islam, Judaism and Shinto. The purpose is not to compare ...

Next, in the spirit of the Ashokan Edicts, write a series of modern-day edicts that reflect the beliefs of Ashoka but apply to issues faced today. Discuss the development of Buddhism and the basic ...

“It was so new and exciting to people for someone to make electronic music and make people jump, jump, in this serious, solemn religion of Buddhism,” he said. Youn said most people associate ...

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government plans to set up its first Buddhist museum in Nagapattinam dedicated to showcasing artefacts and bronze statues of Buddha to highlight the state’s rich ...