Pages tagged with Buddha
'Round the World Part 3. The Himalayas get their own "Part". We did the Annapurna circuit and it was AMAZING. Wow. Can't wait to go back to Nepal!
A comprehensive article about the Buddha’s messages for the World Peace and Ram Bahadur Bomjon aka the Buddha Boy in Nepal.
A comprehensive article on Buddhist Canonical and Non-canonical Literature. The article largely interprets the Self, the Nirvana, the Samsara, and the Buddha as explained by Nagasena in Milindapanha, The Questions of Milinda.
Mahavir and Buddha were contemporaries and brought 2 great religions into this world.
Bodhgaya : a most important pilgrimage site for Buddhists . Enlightenment place of Lord Buddha. Bodhi tree is located in the campus of Mahabodhi temple under which Lord Buddha used to sit. He spent many years of his life at this place under Bodhi tree.
Mindfulness is an impartial watchfulness of thoughts, feelings and experience – without prejudice or bias. It is an art of living in the present moment in the most holistic and therapeutic way. These quotes are precious for any one trying to add value to life by living mindfully.
India is the home of god men, yet its a moot point as to whether these men are really having any spiritual powers
A free verse, metaphorical poem explores communication and the mastery of silence via musical metaphor and a succinct commentary on the devotional caliber of emptiness.
Legends are ancient stories. They have been passed on from generation to generation. Here are a few legends about the Enlightened One Buddha.
Path of Buddhism has attracted many people even in the modern world. Search for compassion has brought many to the noble path of the enlightened one, including Steve Jobs of Apple Co..
The ten good deeds in buddhism helps man to attain spiritual liberation. Selfless service and moral life are stressed upon to achieve enlightenment.
Fairly an imagination on Buddha - before enlightenment and after enlightenment.
Only the human being is in a supreme position to elevate himself to higher planes of existence by superior thinking. Thus only a human being can aspire to gain the same wisdom. On the contrary, an animal cannot acquire wisdom (not knowledge) because food and self-preservation are its ...
Traditional belief among Sinhala Buddhists is that the peak holds the footprint of Gautama Buddha. However, various other religious groups too lay claim to it according to their own creeds.
Many people have a misunderstanding of what Buddhism is so in this page I’ve explained what Buddhism is and what Buddhists believe and how to become a Buddhist, how it is different from other religions.
Monks fighting invaders, attackers, aggressors, robbers, daylight thieves and foreign legions is not a new thing. It has been done innumerable times in the past ages and monks in monasteries temples pagodas pavilions and caves were specially trained to defend and protect the places of...
Buddha was in search of an answer for the tormenting questions about love, caste and creed. Today also we face the same problems.
Siddhartha, a king of North India, became intolerant of the discriminating caste system existing in the society. He was much troubled to see the sufferings of his fellow beings. He wanted to find solutions to alleviate human sufferings. His search made him Buddha.
Hinduism and Buddhism are ancient religions which have a lot in common.They are like mother and daughter.It is quite interesting to study their relationships.
Ajanta Caves with marvelous paintings unveiled in 1829. The significance is that all the caves are filled with paintings except the ceiling.
Olive plantations used to be in plenty in India which were destroyed by propounder of Boddha religion to build Boddha monasteries on the land of olive orchards after buying them from their respective owners. This was part of an evil design against Indians.
A paper discussing the possibility that we came from the Oneness, are currently in the Twoness, and rapidly approaching the Threeness.
Stupas are relics of a holy man or woman enshrined in caskets. Buddhist stupas are famous pilgrim centres.
Although there is no documented verification of the origin of Buddhism, it is believed to have arisen in the sixth century BCE. With an estimated 1 to 1.6 billion followers world-wide today, Buddhism is the second largest religion in the world, second only to Christianity.
The aim of Buddhism is to gain nirvana, a state of enlightenment gained through the extinction of all desires.
