Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. NEW YORK, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ According to new research, before he attained ...

The smiling, big-bellied figure people call the Buddha isn’t the Buddha at all. He’s Budai, a wandering Zen monk who lived centuries after the historical Buddha. His humor, eccentric behavior, and ...

American Buddhists are outraged by the violent acts of Buddhist monks against Muslims in Myanmar. Buddhism is a religion of peace, we assert — so how can Buddhists possibly engage in violence? Some ...

Shortlisted for the $75,000 Cundill History Prize, Dust on the Throne: The Search for Buddhism in Modern India offers a new perspective on the history and revival of Buddhism in India. In an interview ...

Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti, is one of the most sacred days in Buddhism. Celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Vaisakha, it marks the birth, enlightenment, and ...

A look at how Buddhism has spread in Britain and its unique British shape. According to the 2001 census there are 151,816 Buddhists in Britain. However, that does not take into account those who ...

Today April 30 marks the special occasion of Buddha Purnima or Vesak, which is celebrated to mark the birthday of Gautam Buddha, who later became the founder of Buddhism. Also termed as Vaishakh ...