(Xinhua file Photo) Tsongkapa's success in the reformation enabled the Gelug to become the largest sect in Tibetan Buddhism. "Gelug" means that Buddhism believers should do good things and never ...

The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China. Xuanzang subsequently became a main character in the great Chinese epic Journey to ...

When the great King Anawrahta of Pagan united the whole of Burma into a single kingdom in the eleventh century and made Theravada Buddhism the national religion, there were already in existence a ...

Buddhism and Comparative Constitutional Law offers the first comprehensive account of the entanglements of Buddhism and constitutional law in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Tibet, ...

My life has changed drastically since I adopted an interest in Buddhist philosophy. A significant part of the peace, determination, and happiness I feel today can be traced back to the ...

What do I need to know? Buddhists recognise that there is a continuous cycle of life, death and rebirth. This cycle is known as samsara. The ultimate aim of Buddhist practice is to become free from ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole ...

Themes: Buddhism; the life of the Buddha; caring for our world; kindness to all living things; living a good life. Summary: This assembly, suitable for an act of collective worship, uses two ...

This textbook has now been replaced with a newer edition. On 1st July 2025 it will be withdrawn from institutional access further information is available here. This will not affect customers who have ...

There are four major Buddhist schools in Tibet, and the Sakya school’s dominance characterized the time of Mongol control.

Why don't Buddhists believe in souls or an eternal creator God? Anicca - Buddhism teaches that nothing is permanent. Everything changes. So this means that things like everlasting souls or eternal ...

Buddhism and Hinduism often overlap, thus sharing the same legend. These texts, specifically the Kalachakra tantra, the ...