What Buddhism can teach us about handling this time of deep division
When people "on the other side" are viewed as monsters, the potential for civic cooperation is undercut, writes a Penn State ...
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On Bodhi Day, Buddhists commemorate Siddhartha Gautama’s enlightenment by lighting lamps to combat darkness
In the Theravada form of Buddhism followed in Southeast Asia, Gautama’s enlightenment is commemorated along with his birth ...
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Is Wikipedia Wrong About Buddhism? Expert View of Buddhist Representation
The following article of our “Wikipedia Religious Un-Reliable Sources” series focuses on Buddhism as an example of how ...
Puppy filmed being abused on Buddhist pilgrimage site in China gets adopted
A puppy abused by a man on a Buddhist pilgrimage site in China has been adopted after a video of the incident ignited outrage ...
Monastery in Thailand under investigation after authorities find 41 bodies allegedly used for meditation
The head of the Phichit province monastery told a local TV station that the use of corpses was part of a "meditation ...
Today he is a high school football player. Soon he'll be a Buddhist lama in the Himalayas
The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, ...
Babasaheb’s apostles: How Buddhism & culture shift lifted Mahars
Hundreds of thousands, particularly members of the SC Mahar caste, had converted to Buddhism in this region of central India ...
Why Buddhism is on the rise, Jainism on the decline in Tamil Nadu
Jains in Tamil Nadu are commemorating the 2,550th anniversary of Mahavira's nirvana, coinciding with the 50th year of a ...
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What is Tibetan Buddhism?
Tibetan Buddhism is a unique expression of Buddhism that has developed over centuries in the high Himalayan region of Tibet and the surrounding areas. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of the ...
Today he is a high school football player. Soon he'll be a Buddhist lama in the Himalayas (copy)
The young Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, ...
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Young South Koreans are increasingly drawn to Buddhism via social media-savvy influencers
But that might be changing as social media fuels an uptick in interest in Buddhism among young people. The festival DJ, Youn Sung Ho, is a significant contributor to this trend. Youn, who is also ...