Buddha Purnima 2025: Buddha's Birthday, also called Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Day, is a major Buddhist festival observed across much of South, Southeast, and East Asia. The sacred occasion of Buddha ...

“Relics associated with Lord Buddha found at Piprahwa, Vaishali, Devni Mori, and Nagarjunakonda are a living presence of his ...

(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 ...

Looming at over 230 feet tall, the behemoth Leshan Giant Buddha is by far the tallest Buddha statue in the world. It is a stalwart sentinel, overlooking the tempestuous waters where the Dadu, Minjiang ...

Gautama Buddha was the influential teacher, philosopher, and spiritual leader who founded Buddhism between 6th to 4th century B.C. (Scholars continue to debate the specific timeframes and events that ...

In eastern China, artisans who have spent decades shaping wooden Buddhas fear that when they stop working, the craft may stop with them.

A newly installed Buddha statue at a disputed Thailand-Cambodia border site has reignited tensions, after Thai forces earlier ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nadja Sayej writes about fashion, celebrity and pop culture. The Buddha is back in fashion, on handbags and even in tattoos. When ...