On April 8 — it was known as the Vaishakha Poornima Day, according to online sources — about 2,500 years ago, in the Lumbini ...

Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt Buddha statues in a long procession toward the site revered as Siddhartha ...

Under the sacred pipal or Bodhi tree, Gautama Buddha (Prince Siddhartha) attained enlightenment and became the Buddha. According to some Buddhist texts, the pipal is believed to be the centre of ...

"The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” These are the famous words of Siddhartha Gautama, aka Buddha, and this ...

Shravasti, an ancient city in Uttar Pradesh, India, is steeped in history and spiritual significance. Once among the six largest cities during Gautama Buddha’s time, it served as the backdrop for many ...

The epic of Lord Rama, known as the Ramayana in India, traveled far beyond its homeland, finding deep cultural roots in ...

The tolerance levels of Sri Lankans don’t run deep. The populace here in the island have some association with at least one ...