Looming at over 230 feet tall, the behemoth Leshan Giant Buddha is by far the tallest Buddha statue in the world. It is a stalwart sentinel, overlooking the tempestuous waters where the Dadu, Minjiang ...

This is the first in a series of blog posts ahead of the British Library exhibition on Buddhism. Every full moon day is an auspicious day for Buddhists, but the most important of all is the day of the ...

(The Conversation) — The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. However, his relationship with his mother remained important for him. (The ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C.

Buddha Purnima 2024: Buddhists mark the day with prayers, meditations. Buddha Purnima, a sacred festival observed by Buddhists worldwide, honours the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.

Buddha Purnima 2023 is celebrated on May 5th to commemorate the 2585th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, also known as Mahatma Buddha. Buddhists celebrate the day by reciting Lord Buddha's teachings ...

It's not easy thinking about the smallest things in nature. You can think: there's a pebble. There's a grain of sand. There's a speck. But when you get below speck-level, to cells and molecules and ...