When King Suddhodana learned that his son Siddhartha had attained enlightenment after seven years, he longed to see him. He sent nine envoys, but each became a disciple and stayed in Rajagahanuwara.

A local resistance group fighting against the military government in Myanmar has acknowledged responsibility for the killing last week of a Buddhist monk and his disciple in the country’s eastern regi ...

This idea is crucial in Buddhist thought. It is one of the key principles of the Buddha’s teaching, or Dhamma. It can best be understood as the interconnectedness of everything in existence.

The festival was organised by the International Buddhist Confederation, in collaboration with the Vivekananda International ...

Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader, takes a 10-day Vipassana meditation session in Punjab. Accompanied by his wife Sunita, he ...

The majority of Buddhists believe the same things about the Buddha and his teachings. Dhamma means 'to uphold', and therefore it is central to Buddhist belief as it 'holds up' the religion and ...

The International Buddhist Confederation (IBS), in association with The Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His ...

The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) and the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of the Dalai Lama recently ...

Dhamma Thara, 48, was the latest religious figure to die in the civil war that arose after the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Buddhist monks ...