The one Buddhist word many people know is karma. Some say it means good things happen to good people and bad to bad. Payback.

Asalha Puja, known also as Dharma Day, commemorates the first sermon by Siddhartha Gautama, known as Buddha (“enlightened one ...

One of my most beloved mentors, heroes, and teachers is currently in hospice. At 96 years old, Joanna Macy is approaching the ...

Anime has become a global phenomenon. But even though millions of people watch it, many do not realize how deeply it draws on Japanese religious traditions. In this course, students learn to look ...

The brilliant Protestant scholar C.S. Lewis remarked that there are two kinds of people: those who say to God, “Thy will be ...

In the Christian-majority Houston metro, Buddhists only make up about 2 percent of the population, according to data from the ...

The Dalai Lama said Saturday he dreamed of living for decades more, as the Buddhist spiritual leader prayed with thousands of exiled ...

BCE, Emperor Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire stood at the height of power. His dominion stretched from present-day Afghanistan to Bengal, from Kashmir to southern India. But it was one battle—the ...

Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinirvana What makes Buddha Purnima unique among global religious observances is that it marks ...

Doctor calls Buddhism ‘a perfect system for eliminating suffering’ – the goal of psychiatry. So he prescribes patients Buddhist meditation.

Buddhism also upholds the doctrine of reincarnation based on karma. However, it rejects the Hindu caste system as an illusory and harmful structure that causes suffering.

The Buddha taught that ignorance (avijja) is the root cause of the endless cycle of frustration and suffering in life. A careful comparison between Buddhism, Christianity, and other monotheistic ...