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The Milindapañha recounts the Socratic-like dialogue of an Indo-Greek king, Menander, and his conversion. Could it be true?
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of Buddhist believers and festival-goers filled downtown Seoul for Yeon Deung Hoe, or the Lotus Lantern Festival. Participants, some dressed in traditional Korean ...
THE Selangor government will hold the 2025 state-level Wesak Day celebration on May 17 at Maha Karuna Vihara Buddhist temple ...
The exposition of the Lord Buddha’s Tooth Relic evoked awe and reverence from Buddhists across the country. Devotees, from ...
Sri Lankans have been in spiritual mode since April 18, the first day of the special exposition of the tooth relic of Gautama ...
Ann Grube and her husband, John, a retired Northern Trust executive, are putting the 1920s mansion on the market at $4.95 ...
FOR racegoers travelling to Hong Kong for FWD Champions Day, or at any other time of the year, there is plenty of time to ...
Brother Phap Luu, the eldest non-Vietnamese American monk in the Plum Village Buddhist tradition, was ordained as a novice by Hạnh in 2003. Luu said he considers himself among the lucky generation ...
This comedy-drama series, which critiques wealthy tourists, focuses one plotline on foreigners who arrive in Thailand with an interest in engaging with its Buddhist traditions ... home blessed objects ...
Instead, it focuses on personal enlightenment and the Buddha's concept of a path ... are also considered lucky in Southeast Asian Buddhism, representing salvation from suffering and fertility.
Buddhism, which went through a process of decline in the 13th century, regained the centre stage of Indian outlook, history, panorama and international relations especially in the 20th century ...