Knowledge Nugget: Why is Vikramshila Mahavihara, a center of Tantric Buddhism, important for UPSC?
Following in Nalanda’s footsteps, a central university is also being established at Vikramshila. What is the historical ...
Religion News Service6h
What ‘The White Lotus’ gets wrong about the meaning and goals of common Buddhist practices
A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.
The Independent on MSN17h
The White Lotus: What the show gets wrong about Buddhist practices
What the show gets wrong about Buddhist practices - ANALYSIS: Thailand and its Buddhist traditions provide the backdrop to ...
The Christian Post1dOpinion
No, all religions don’t lead to God
It’s the sort of claim that goes down smoothly for those with post-Christian, pluralistic sensibilities. In fact, many modern ...
Pew Research Center2d
3. Religious switching into and out of Buddhism
Find out what percentage of adults have joined or left Buddhism, or remained Buddhist since childhood, in six countries. Pew ...
Pew Research Center2d
Around the World, Many People Are Leaving Their Childhood Religions
In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have ...
Family Destinations Guide3d
California Locals Are Lining Up At This Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant For The Best Fried Chicken In The State
In the sprawling culinary landscape of California, where trendy food halls and Michelin-starred restaurants often steal the ...
Family Destinations Guide3d
The Best Fried Chicken In California Is Hiding Inside This Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant
Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary treasures are tucked away in the most unassuming places, and Tori’s Place in ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
The World from PRX4d
A graphic novel cookbook telling the stories behind some uniquely named Chinese dishes
A new graphic cookbook — complete with recipes and comic book-style illustrations — tells the backstories of the names behind ...
How Japanese anime draws on religious traditions to explore themes of destiny, sacrifice and the struggle between desire and duty
Similarly, Buddhist goma fire ceremonies involve priests burning wooden sticks in sacred flames to symbolize the eradication of ignorance and desire. Rengoku’s own techniques reflect this duality: His ...
Grab-and-go Buddha Bowls & Rolls makes Sacramento’s wildest banh mi — state workers, take note
Eileen Le, marketing manager at Buddha Bowl & Rolls, holds a Ube-Bae matcha latte at the midtown restaurant earlier this ...