There can be enormous variation between representations of Buddha. In part, this is because while people are most familiar with the historical Gautama Buddha, the various branches of Buddhism believe ...

The Feng Shui concept is based on living in harmony with nature. As a result, there are common sense elements that will make your living or working space more serene and peaceful. The most important ...

Buddha charm or Buddhist pendant is among most popular spiritual ornaments because it carries significant meaning. Buddha charms can be placed in your home, car, purse, clothing, carried as key rings ...

Gautama Buddha is an important figure in a wide range of places for many reasons. For example, most people should familiar with Buddha because of his founding of the Buddhist faith, though his exact ...

The practice of excavating clusters of rooms or niches into the sides of cliffs and mountains to create cave temples originated in India and spread with Buddhism via Central Asia to China.  Buddhist ...

Guan Yin started out as the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara but has become much-changed in both China and a number of Chinese-influenced countries. In fact, she is so popular in China that she transcends ...

«Maitreya is the secret name of the Fifth Buddha, and the Kalki Avatar of the Brahmins - the last Messiah who will come at the culmination of the Great Cycle» "The Secret Doctrine" H. P. ...

With the holiday season just around the corner, many people may wonder if and how Buddhism followers celebrate Christmas. This is an interesting question as Christmas is about celebrating the ...

Yoga and Buddhism stem from the same Indian lineage yet remain distinct spiritual paths. Still, there's natural crossover between the two disciplines, and mutual respect among practitioners of each. ...

Ancient oil paintings discovered in famed Afghan Caves by international team of researchers dated to around the 7th century A.D., predate the origins of similar sophisticated painting techniques in ...

Aksobhya, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasaṃbhava, and Vairocana are the five Dhyani Buddhas who are the icons of Mahayana Buddhism. They are viewed in tantric meditation and are found in Buddhist ...

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 ...

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' ...

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 ...