In a context when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been emphasizing how Buddha’s teachings could offer solutions to greatest challenges confronting the modern world, a book on Buddha which is set to ...

Shortlisted for the $75,000 Cundill History Prize, Dust on the Throne: The Search for Buddhism in Modern India offers a new perspective on the history and revival of Buddhism in India. In an interview ...

There are four places in the world that followers of the Buddha’s teachings consider significant: Lumbini in Nepal is the birthplace of the son of a king who became Gautama Buddha; Bodh Gaya in Bihar, ...

One of the prominent days for the Buddhist community, the birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha is celebrated as the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima or Vesak. This year the occasion falls on ...

American Buddhists are outraged by the violent acts of Buddhist monks against Muslims in Myanmar. Buddhism is a religion of peace, we assert — so how can Buddhists possibly engage in violence? Some ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. NEW YORK, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ According to new research, before he attained ...

Buddha Purnima is one of the holiest days in Buddhism. In 2025, the festival, also known as Buddha Jayant, will be celebrated on Monday, May 12, on the occasion of the 2587th anniversary of the birth ...

Buddha Purnima is celebrated worldwide by the followers of Gautam Buddha on his birthday and falls in the Hindu month of Vaisakha on the day of the full moon. Also known as Vesak or Buddha Day and ...

On the full moon day of Vaishakh month, the birth anniversary of Lord Gautam Buddha is celebrated as the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima or Vesak. This year the occasion falls on May 26, which ...