Words and terms common in the Buddhist communities of Nepal, Thailand and Taiwan. AGAM: A secret ritual room for esoteric rites in Newar Buddhist temples in Nepal. BHIKSHUNI (Sanskrit) or BHIKKUNI ...
Starting at the birthplace of Buddhism, a writer traces how its teachings spread across Asia, transforming the continent ...
Ahead of Buddha's Birthday (the 24th), visitors have been flocking to the Buddhist Central Museum (Director Ven. Seobong) ...
Tara is an important bodhisattva, i.e. someone on the path towards Buddhahood, in Buddhism, especially in Vajrayana (Tibetan Buddhism). Tara is considered to be a female figure and there are various ...
For Buddhists of all traditions Buddhahood means that there are no limits to how far we can develop ourselves. Personally, I love the different ways of approaching what that means through the figure ...