The Buddha’s dates are uncertain and range from 624 BCE (earliest birth) to 368 BCE (latest death). Whatever his dates, he began as a wandering ascetic and lived for some 80 years. His movement, ...

Almond (Mary Magdalene), a professor emeritus of religious studies at the University of Queensland, traces in this sweeping study how the Buddha came to be perceived in the West as a historical figure ...

Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee Mother’s Day offers an ...

Stephen Batchelor, a teacher and former Buddhist monk who rose to prominence after the publication of 1997’s Buddhism without Belief s, offers a philosophical exploration of secular Buddhism in his ...

Buddha didn’t have to deal with Wi-Fi drops or WhatsApp group spam, but his 4 Noble Truths—delivered under a Bodhi tree—still nail the human struggle. Back then, it was about suffering and ...

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota has the second-largest Tibetan community in the U.S., with New York having the largest. And this weekend, there's a play to honor the world's most famous Tibetan. And, there's ...

Next, I will discuss Buddhist philosophy and the Buddhist solution to suffering. But before I do, I wanted to relate Buddha's life—which, if nothing else, is a marvelous story. The Buddha’s dates are ...

(The Conversation) — The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. However, his relationship with his mother remained important for him. (The ...

Let's explore the ways Buddhists try to leave that suffering behind and reach enlightenment. Getting stuck in a video game can be frustrating—especially when that game is the cycle of suffering. In ...