Monasteries are spiritual institutions where worshipers devote their lives to serving God and humanity. Buddhist monasteries are counted among the most sacred places of worship mainly because of ...

The Buddha Statues, for the most of people are the main subjects of curiosity as they have different gestures, poses and style of presentation. Although Buddha statues may differ artistically ...

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colors the most.                                                                                                           John Ruskin All ...

Throughout history, ancient civilizations all over the globe have attached spiritual or religious importance to natural spots (not man-made places) that played key roles in their respective cultures. ...

“Targeting your thoughts – or what scientists refer to as “Intention” appeared to produce an energy potent enough to change physical reality. A simple thought seemed to have the power to change our ...

Buddhism has 300 million followers around the world, mainly in Asia, who know by heart the story of how Buddha was born while his mother, Queen Mayadevi or Maya, was travelling towards her parents' ...

With the riotous pace and requests of current life, many of us feel over-worked. We often feel like there is no sufficient time in the day to complete everything. Our anxiety and tiredness make us ...

All of Buddha’s teachings stem from compassion. Buddhism strives to free all the beings from any suffering and its causes. In today’s quick developing and busy world, it is natural to fall prey to ...

 '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 ...