As for the lotus, it is an important flower in art for multiple religions, such a Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. Many divine figures and gods are typically depicted in art as sitting upon a ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Nearly 120 thousand Buddhists in more than a dozen temples in Hawaii are honoring the man born Siddharta Gautama 2,567 years ago. The ceremonies and offerings will be different but ...

The monks assembled at Vulture Peak in Rajghir, Bihar, waited eagerly for Gautama Buddha to begin his sermon. The master did not utter a single word. Instead, he held up a white flower. All sangha ...

Did Gautama Buddha wish or compel that he be worshipped with flowers after his Pari Nibbana? Almost all Buddhists visit temples and perform religious rites where the first act is offering flowers toa ...

LIHUE Birth days are universally celebrated by people, and on Sunday, more than a hundred members of the Kauai Buddhist Council collected at the Lihue Hongwanji Mission to celebrate the birth of ...

Udumbara, in Sanskrit, means an auspicious flower descending from the heaven and these mysterious flowers omit a distinct fragrance of sandalwood. The mysterious belongings of nature never fail to ...

Reporting from Shand Khiid, Mongolia — In the crimson-painted interior of a monastery in central Mongolia, boys as young as 6 face one another cross-legged on benches and chant Tibetan Buddhist ...

Udumbara, in Sanskrit, means an auspicious flower descending from the heaven and these mysterious flowers omit a distinct fragrance of sandalwood. The mysterious belongings of nature never fail to ...