Here's a look at Buddhism, the major religion of many countries in Asia. Beliefs/Practices:Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) grew up in a wealthy family. He decided to follow a path of self-denial, but did ...

Buddhists accounted for about 4.1% of the global population in 2020, according to the Pew Research Center. Between 2010 and 2020, the global Buddhist population declined by roughly 5%, from around 343 ...

When discussions about science and religion turn into debates about science versus religion, Buddhism mostly gets a pass. Thanks to the work of the Dalai Lama and others, Buddhism can seem far ...

This 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist monument is known for its 9 stacked platforms topped by a central dome.

Charly boy said there are similarities between Buddhism and Christianity with the only difference being the religion's view on afterlife o oge okonkwo Follow A recent article on faith written by ...

In the Western world it is well known that the great teachers often used stories and parables to convey deeper meanings. The parables of Jesus in the New Testament, the saints’ lives written in the ...

Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) grew up in a wealthy family. He decided to follow a path of self-denial, but did not find truth until he sat down under a tree, now known as the Bo tree. There he was ...