Smithsonian Magazine on MSN7d
What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
El Mundo on MSN2d
The hundreds of lives trapped under the rubble in Mandalay, the Buddhist heart of Myanmar shattered by the earthquake
The earthquake leaves over 1,700 dead. "All temples and pagodas have collapsed," says a Mandalay resident, the country's ...
Thailand a Graceful and Gentle Tradition of Buddhism
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Thailand during April 3-4 would put a focus on the historic ties of culture and ...
Religion News Service5d
What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
(The Conversation) — A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic. (The Conversation ...
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Wrathful deities are invoked in a Tibetan Buddhist dance in a monastery in north India
It’s situated near the north Indian town of Baijnath in Himachal Pradesh, and belongs to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism ... creatures in the shape of dragons, birds, animals ...
BBC8d
Celebrating the Buddha: Parinirvana Day and Wesak
Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; the festivals of Wesak and Parinirvana Day; the Eightfold Path. Summary: this assembly is suitable at about the time of the festivals of Wesak (April or ...