This is part of a regular series featuring religious and other holidays celebrated by various faiths in our community. Over the year, we'll take a look at various faith-based holidays and explain who, ...

The International Buddhist Confederation and Mahabodhi Society of India will celebrate Dhammachakkappavattana Day at Sarnath. The event marks Asadha Purnima, when Lord Buddha delivered his first ...

According to Buddhist tradition, soon after Gautam realised that human life is fraught with pain and suffering, he embarked on a ‘noble quest’ to find a method to permanently end human misery. Many ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is shown seated on a throne in the form of a lotus, an important symbol in Buddhism ...

Buddha described in the Fire Sermons that every aspect of life experiences are known as "burning," explaining that it applies to "pleasant and unpleasant phenomena alike." It's evident that Quatro ...