In her newest album, musician Erin Kamler draws from Buddhist and Jewish mantras that speak to compassion and empathy in the ...

The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.

The Deerfield Valley has a friendly new resident from a far-off land: a genuine Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka. His name is ...

Besides, a school for Sanskrit study was also established and many Buddhist Sanskrit texts were translated into the Tibetan language. The arrival and teachings of Padmasambhava in Tibet mark the ...

Buddhist thangka paintings are visually captivating and impressive ... It also more broadly represents long life, health, wealth, prosperity, and other benefits in this world. In Sanskrit, vitarka ...

In the initial phase, there was an overt focus on Sanskrit texts as opposed to Pali, in which the bulk of the early Buddhist tradition was recorded. Sanskrit, as discussed earlier, became popular ...

In 2019, the Thero commenced a BA (Hons) in Philosophy at the University of Peradeniya while continuing his in-depth study of the Pali canon, exegetical commentaries, and Vedic, non-Vedic, and ...

In both Hinduism and Buddhism, the snake or Naga, Sanskrit for “serpent”, is often depicted as a divine or semidivine being with spiritual and physical powers. In Southeast Asian countries ...

“The significance of Buddhism that influenced me was not killing ... “The name Buddha is a Sanskrit term that itself signifies awakened or enlightened. He is truly inspiring for mankind.” ...

Even silent repetition (japa) has this resonance. From Hindu and Buddhist Sanskrit mantras to Christian Gregorian chants, sacred sound has long been a part of spiritual practice. These mantras ...

Pushed by the perceived conservatism of Buddhism and pulled by fun and fashion ... be a radical departure from the animal spirits and Sanskrit symbols of traditional Sak Yant, but Master Am ...