Brekke, Torkel (2002) Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism: A Social-Psychological Exploration of the Origins of a World Religion. London: Routledge. Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism ...

Buddhism has its roots in northern India in the 6th century BC, in a period of social, religious and philosophical changes. In this scenario of cultural and spiritual ferment, the figure of was born ...

The Maurya dynasty, one of the most illustrious empires in Indian history, has left an indelible mark on the subcontinent’s ...

Many Buddhists do not believe that human beings are evil, but they generally accept that humans create suffering through their greed, anger and ignorance. In the third truth the Buddha asserts ...

With the passing of time, people came to forget the pre-Buddhist and primitive origins of their folk beliefs in alchemy, astrology, and Nats, and learned to accept them as part of their Buddhism ...

“Summary and Discussion on Theoretical Basis of Buddhist Charity Course. ” Juequn Buddhism, Beijing: Religious Culture Press, 357-365 2014. “The Theoretical Origins of the Theory of Guarding the One ...