When Siddhartha renounced his power, position, and wealth he left behind a family. A Young Son Rahula and Princess Yasodhara but historians still argue today if Yasodhara even existed. Was it just a ...

With the Thai government presenting our prime minister with the Tipitaka, I thought it would be nice to revisit Buddhism this week. Tipitaka, in Pali, ...

While today, in India, Buddhism is strongly linked with social activism and anti-caste movements, the reason Buddhism thrived ...

The blooming of a lotus is said to mimic the Buddhist eightfold path — it grows from the mud (the cycle of life), it appears clean on the surface and floats above the mud (purification), before ...

Participants in the 21-day program aim to reach the first of the four stages of enlightenment within Thai Theravada Buddhism. Buddhists believe that those who attain the first stage have ...

The new season of“The White Lotus” is set on a luxury resort on the Thai island of Koh Samui. This comedy-drama series, which ...

Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police.