This is the story of how a young man came to be known as The Buddha ("Buddha" means "awakened one"). He was not a god. He was a human being like you and me. As with all ancient tales, we can't know ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Buddhists around the world celebrate the birth, death and enlightenment of the Buddha all on the same ...

Siddhartha Gautama, a boy born into a royal family and destined to be a King, is one of the most looked-up to saints today. He was a man who was raised with luxury and comfort, and yet, he left his ...

Siddhartha Gautama, best known as the Buddha (the enlightened one), lived some 500 years before Jesus Christ. Born into ...

Shortlisted for the $75,000 Cundill History Prize, Dust on the Throne: The Search for Buddhism in Modern India offers a new perspective on the history and revival of Buddhism in India. In an interview ...

In this Aug. 23, 2015, photo, women Buddhist monks stand beneath an image of Buddha at the Songdhammakalyani Monastery in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Credit: AP Photo/Penny Yi Wang The Venerable ...

With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and monastic robes, the “Laughing Buddha” is instantly identifiable. However, astute observers might wonder why this buddha does not look like the ...

Our stereotype of Buddhists as peacemakers is not unfounded. But Buddhism%27s march has not always been peaceful. Like Christianity and Islam%2C practitioners of Buddhism know how to do both war and ...