You’ve probably heard someone sigh and say, “Well, life is suffering”. The phrase floats through conversations and motivational talks as if it were the Buddha’s final word on existence. It sounds ...

When I think about the life of the Buddha himself, I feel that he accomplished three things that are difficult to achieve.The first was renouncing his life as a prince at the prime age of 29. The ...

The Buddha’s dates are uncertain and range from 624 BCE (earliest birth) to 368 BCE (latest death). Whatever his dates, he began as a wandering ascetic and lived for some 80 years. His movement, ...

More than twenty-five centuries ago, a prince named Siddhartha Gautama was deeply moved by dukkha—the immeasurable misery of ...

Archaeologists working in Nepal have uncovered evidence of a structure at the birthplace of the Buddha dating to the sixth century B.C. This is the first archaeological material linking the life of ...

(The Conversation) — Mother’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what motherhood means in different religions and cultures. As a scholar of Buddhism and gender, I know how complicated Buddhist ...

Buddha Purnima is one of the most important festivals for Buddhists around the world. It marks the birth, enlightenment, and Mahaparinirvana (passing away) of Gautama Buddha, all believed to have ...

Gautama the Buddha, the enlightened being who is known as the founder of Buddhism has been a guiding light for spiritual seekers for over 2500 years. Here are 52 memorable Gautama Buddha quotes on a ...