Shuddhodana had been married to Prajapati for two months now, and had taken to spending alternate weeks in either of his wives’ chambers. Only a few nights ago Mahamaya awoke with a start in the ...

There is always a subtle tension when a story migrates across cultures. Some narratives travel with the lightness of wind, ...

What does the Buddha mean in a world riven by wars and fissures? More than 2500 years after he preached his eight-fold path, does his example matter to a world divided by multiple human-made ...

For the kids performing in the Marsh Youth Theater's latest production, the experience ended up being more than a lesson in acting and stage production. In their ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks Takashi Miyaji of the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church in Union City, Calif., about Bodhi Day on December 8. Buddhists Prepare To Observe Bodhi Day, When Siddhartha ...

(UNDATED) The traditional Buddha _ which is actually a word meaning “The Enlightened One” rather than the name of a person _ lived about 2,500 years ago on what is now the Indian-Nepalese border, ...

The first impression I get of “Buddha” –the Enlightened One—is one who has relatively easily reached high spiritual status and that is because we all know him after he attained Nirvana (a state of ...

MID-DAY: How did the idea of writing a book on this intriguing and interesting phase of The Buddha’s life emerge? ADVAIT KOTTARY: THE idea for this book really grew out of my own personal questions — ...

The past few decades haven't been among the most spiritually attuned in history, especially in western countries. Rarely has the spiritual element of life been so under fire. As such, Deepak Chopra ...