Buddhism, founded by Gautama Buddha in the 6th century BCE, is one of the major world religions that focuses on the path to ...

We have analyzed switching into and out of five widely recognized, worldwide religions to allow for consistent comparisons around the globe. Specifically, this report analyzes change between the ...

Buddhism: A Journey Through History by Donald S. Lopez Jr. swiftly soon loses sight of the Buddha himself. Is that a bad ...

Buddhist temples vary in style and design, but they usually feature a main hall, a Buddha statue and space to meditate.

So this means that things like everlasting souls or eternal gods cannot exist. Buddhism, unlike other religions, does not believe in a creator God or an eternal or everlasting soul. Anatta ...

Buddhist Unlike most other religions, getting married and having children is not expected in Buddhism. In fact, some Buddhists believe that celibacy, not having sex and not getting married ...

The number of believers in all religions has increased sharply, with Buddhism growing the fastest of all. As interest in religion has increased, so have efforts by the state to control it ...

When the great King Anawrahta of Pagan united the whole of Burma into a single kingdom in the eleventh century and made Theravada Buddhism the national religion, there were already in existence a ...

After discussing the relationship between Judaism, Halakha, and Hinduism last week, I will continue to address the other Dharmic religions. The Dharmic religions originate from the Indian ...