The five ascetics became his first five disciples. The Buddha taught continuously in the remaining 45 years of his life. He travelled around north-east India, teaching in a variety of dialects.

In fact, every story is supposed to represent Buddha in his past lives before he ... morals from Jataka Tales that still stand true in life. 1. “Check a rumour before acting on it.” ...

Buddha’s birth and life Siddhartha was born in Lumbini ... In India and Nepal, sweet rice porridge is served on this day to recall the story of Sujata, a maiden who offered the Buddha a bowl ...

It is believed that Buddha himself told the story of the elephant and the dog many years ago. Watch this beautiful sand sculpture come to life and listen to the traditional Buddhist story of the ...

Japanese art counts many illustrations of the life and death of Maya (“illusion”), the mother of the Buddha, which are very faithful to the Indian tradition. However, in one respect Japanese Buddhists ...

It is not the golden Buddha but the real gold Buddha. Thailand has many temples housing giant golden statues of Buddha but Wat Traimit houses a giant statue of Buddha made of pure gold. Although the ...

Commissioned by Rajkiya Nirman Nigam, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh through Pan Intellecom under the Central Government's Buddhist Thematic Circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme, a remarkable view into the ...