To many, Vipassana does wonders to the mind and body. While the silence and isolation helps the mind calm down, the extra activities, usually physical exercise or work, people do help them stay in ...

Tucked down a gravel road just west of U.S. Highway 1 is White Sands Buddhist Center. The 27-acre campus is a peaceful retreat that includes soothing fountains, inspirational messages and three of ...

In the Buddhist language, Pāli, the word for human dissatisfaction and suffering is dukkha. For Buddhist thinkers, all human suffering is caused by desire, attachment or craving. As a Buddhist ...

Religious groups across Los Angeles, including Sikhs, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, and Buddhists, are providing aid and relief to wildfire victims. Moninder Singh, a dedicated volunteer at a ...

Dhamma means 'to uphold', and therefore it is central to Buddhist belief as it 'holds up' the religion and Buddhists may also believe that it upholds the natural order of the universe. Dhamma is ...

A Buddhist monk has been mauled to death by his own pet pit bull, which launched a brutal attack on the man's face. Phra Bandit Bootsen was feeding the one-year-old pup named Jord, when it latched ...

Welcome to Religions of the World. Buddhism: The Religion of Buddhists. Buddhism is about 2,500 years old and people who follow Buddhism are called Buddhists. Buddhists follow the teachings of a ...

Lunar New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival) is more ...

2015). Buddhism originated around 2,500 years ago in India, and today is divided in three branches: Theravada (The School of the Elders), Mahayana (The Great Vehicle), and Vajrayana (The Diamond ...