Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world and Buddhist teachings based on core principles and precepts help people who practice this lifestyle to live a healthier life. Many people practice ...

The full moon day in May holds profound significance in Buddhism. It commemorates three pivotal events in the life of Prince Siddhartha Gautama: his birth, enlightenment, and passing, all of which ...

Gautama Buddha’s philosophy provides us one of the most effective paths to achieve profound inner peace and harmony. Whatever ...

Mental health is a pressing, overlooked issue. The Buddha's teachings on the mind's primacy offer a holistic healing paradigm with tools like mindfulness and compassion, which synergize with modern ...

As many of you know, I write about Buddhism, not as a religion, but as a practical path for finding a measure of peace and contentment in life. Historically, the word “Buddhism” is a fairly recent ...

From its beginnings in India some 2,500 years ago, Buddhism spread and became influential across a wide area of the subcontinent and Central Asia. The decision of King Ashoka, the third-century ruler ...

Senior Buddhist nun Ajahn Candasiri shares her belief that Jesus' suffering encapsulated many Buddhist teachings. Ajahn Candasiri is a senior nun at the Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in Hertfordshire.

Buddhist meditation centers and temples in coronavirus-hit countries around the world have been closed to the public in order to comply with social distancing measures. But Buddhist teachers are ...

(The Conversation) — The symbolic image of the silently meditating nun or chanting monk often embodies the Buddhist religion. Such representation may make it appear that Buddhist teachings and ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the time of the final teaching on Sunday. A Buddhist teacher of some renown will visit a Buddhist monastery in Bloomington Sept. 15-17 to speak ...