How Buddhism slowed the rise of the Islamic Empire
History often speaks of the continuous rise of Islam with the arrival of Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. But Buddhism ...
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Key facts about Buddhism
My name is Hivin and I'm a Buddhist. I follow the teachings of the Buddha, who lived two and a half thousand years ago. He said that life was full of suffering and that suffering was caused by ...
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A Tamil Buddhist yogi went to Zanzibar, Macau in 1500s. Changes what we know about Buddhism
The yogi’s only biography was written by his disciple. An Australian scholar used the text to document his travels, revealing ...
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Casting the Buddha: A monumental history of Buddhism in India
The book “Casting the Buddha: A Monumental History of Buddhism in India” by Shashank Shekhar Sinha traces 2500 years of history of Buddha and Buddhism. The book mentions how it got linked with ...
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Tamil Nadu to set up its 1st Buddhist museum in Nagapattinam, where the religion thrived under Cholas
The museum aims to reclaim 350 Buddha bronzes excavated from Nagapattinam, now dispersed across museums in India and abroad, ...
Historian works to share Shikoku pilgrimage across the world
TOKUSHIMA—David Moreton has for years served as a messenger of the cultural appeal of a Buddhist pilgrimage of 88 temples ...
This ancient Silk Road town was almost lost to time
Dandan-Oilik was once a thriving complex packed with Buddhist temples in the Taklimakan desert. What do we know now about ...
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12 Facts About Buddhism You Probably Don’t Know
Some followers of Buddhism consider it to be a religion, while others think of it as a philosophy, practice, or way of life. The reason for the discrepancy is that there are many schools of ...