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The Milindapañha recounts the Socratic-like dialogue of an Indo-Greek king, Menander, and his conversion. Could it be true?
The Wheel of Time season 3's finale sees Mat hanged after he strikes a deal with a member of the Eelfinn; what's going on and why was he hanged?
The two great men shook the world by their ideas and deeds, and lived their lives for others on this very land, twenty-five ...
An ancient Buddha statue from the early Goryeo dynasty was recently discovered at an archaeological site in North Korea. The Goryeo study saw the flourishing of Buddhist art and architecture ...
The first, All life is sorrowful ... disappearance again” (the so-called Law of the Wheel)(9) -- there is no possibility of “Absolute Enlightenment,” of becoming an “Awakened One,” that is, a Buddha.
The lotus is often understood as a symbol of spiritual purity. 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 ...
Buddha didn’t have to deal with Wi-Fi drops or WhatsApp group spam, but his 4 Noble Truths—delivered under a Bodhi tree—still nail the human struggle. Back then, it was about suffering and ...
Is it me, or does every episode of The Wheel of Time feel like a movie ... that funny little girl whose name I can’t, for the life of me, remember. So, we have Rand just about off his rocker ...
Ordination is an important part of the Buddhist life course. Thai Buddhists often enter a monastery for a short period of time, temporarily being ordained as a monk or nun. Even for those who ...
Ordination is an important part of the Buddhist life course. Thai Buddhists often enter a monastery for a short period of time, temporarily being ordained as a monk or nun. Even for those who ...