The Buddha’s dates are uncertain and range from 624 BCE (earliest birth) to 368 BCE (latest death). Whatever his dates, he began as a wandering ascetic and lived for some 80 years. His movement, ...
Fast forward 20 years, and not only am I a practicing Buddhist, but I also have found recovery from my mental health symptoms ...
Let’s be honest. We’re all chasing something. A new phone, a better body, a raise, a little more love, a little more ...
Almond (Mary Magdalene), a professor emeritus of religious studies at the University of Queensland, traces in this sweeping study how the Buddha came to be perceived in the West as a historical figure ...
(The Conversation) — The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. However, his relationship with his mother remained important for him. (The ...
The Mathura school grew in Uttar Pradesh and carved a confident, rooted Indian image of the Buddha. Artists used local red ...
Let's explore the ways Buddhists try to leave that suffering behind and reach enlightenment. Getting stuck in a video game can be frustrating—especially when that game is the cycle of suffering. In ...
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Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee Mother’s Day offers an ...