What is missing, however, from these images are Buddhist women. What does enlightenment look like for them? I’m a scholar of women and gender in Buddhism, and one of the key questions driving my ...

Dec. 8 marks the celebration of Bodhi Day in Japanese Buddhism. Bodhi means enlightenment or awakening in Sanskrit. It commemorates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

Buddhists try to achieve enlightenment by understanding these important principles. Buddhists try to live a good life by following the Buddha's teachings, helping them to avoid suffering and bad ...

Wesak celebrates the Buddha's birthday and, for some Buddhists, also marks his enlightenment and death. It is also called Buddha Day. In 2025 Wesak falls on 12 May. Parinirvana Day remembers the ...

Zen Buddhism, in part, is the practice of meditation and mindfulness as a way to achieve awakening and enlightenment. The practice calls for meditation and seeking insights into the true nature of ...

If the Buddhist art is meant to guide us to enlightenment, it just as often reveals the blood, beauty, and mystery of earthly life.

Bodh Gaya is one of the most significant religious sites in the world. It is here that Lord Buddha attained enlightenment ...

NYUZEN, Toyama Prefecture--Buddhist priest Yoshiyuki Kondo is offering his own brand of enlightenment through a manga comic series he created after his own life took a difficult turn. Kondo ...

Buddha Purnima or Buddha's birthday is observed on the Tithi of Shukla Paksha Purnima (full moon day) in the month of Vaisakh of the traditional Hindu calendar that falls during the months of ...