(The Conversation) — The Therigatha, a collection of poems written in Pāli by Buddhist nuns, reveals that women’s enlightenment may not necessarily require renunciation of domestic life. (The ...
Bhante J says of all the religions he learned about, Buddhism was the one for him. ‘It actually ended up being a four-year process of gradually lessening my load in life and preparing to be able to ...
Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of Sandpoint; ...
(The Conversation) — In a story in the Buddhist canon, a grief-stricken mother named Kisa Gautami loses her only child and carries the body around town, searching for some way to resurrect the child.
The Virginia Tech community had a chance to gain insight into Buddhism and its various sects Friday night at Hillcrest Hall.The event raised awareness for the plight of the Panchen Lama, who is ...
Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple, embarked on a journey that was as much about spiritual discovery as it was about technological innovation. In 1974, a young Jobs traveled to India in ...
Images of Buddha’s enlightenment often portray him sitting alone under the bodhi tree, his body emaciated from fasting. Some depictions show the Buddha’s right hand pointing down, asking the earth ...