'Bauddha Dharma' or Buddhism is translated as the 'Religion of the Buddha' or the 'Way of Buddha'. In order words, it means following the teachings of the enlightened one. Founded in the ...

  An amulet is a small object that a person wears, carries, or offers to a deity because he or she believes that it will magically bestow a particular power or form of protection. The ...

  “If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.”  Buddha We all are searching different things in life to find our share of happiness. ...

Some numbers carry a universal meaning across different cultures and religions. Many forms of the numeral 108 have made its appearance in various fields of knowledge, religion and culture. Although ...

“As a lotus flower is born in water, grows in water and rises out of water to stand above it unsoiled, so I, born in the world, raised in the world having overcome the world, live unsoiled by the ...

If we look into Iron Age history in Scandinavia we might find a forceful explanation of why it took so long to Christianise parts of the population in the Nordic areas. Who are the Vikings and what ...

Some ancient cultures  believed that many spirits and divine beings inhabited the world around them, and that humans could establish a rapport with these beings. This kind of spiritual practice is ...

Blame it on the high-stress levels associated with the TV industry or simply matters of faith, but an increasing number of telly stars are now finding solace in Buddhism. Indeed, Buddhism has made an ...

Chakras are the centers in our bodies in which energy flows through. The word chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘wheel’, and they are traditionally pictured in paintings as 7 different coloured lotus ...

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death.  Buddha Alone among the world's religions, Buddhism locates suffering at the heart of the world. ...

In the latter part of his life, the great writer was considerably influenced by eastern religions. How did these teachings affect Tolstoy's writing and his own philosophical ideas? When Leo Tolstoy ...

 “As you circumambulate and move closer to Kaaba, you feel like a small stream merging with a big river. As you approach the center, the pressure of the crowd squeezes you so hard that you are given ...

Mudra or Mudras are hand gestures or positions often depicted in Buddhist art and used in practice to evoke a particular state of mind. The most significant mudras (Sanskrit, “seal” or “sign”) are ...

Most of us have heard of the ‘Shaolin’, including those who have little interest in martial arts. Legends state that besides the Northern Shaolin Temple, there was also a Southern Shaolin Temple in ...

"Everything changes, nothing remains without change."  Gautama Buddha Picture this! You put all your talent and effort in making something intricate. In fact, you spend many hours, days and months ...