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 ...

Buddha’s philosophy is all about keeping things simple and peaceful. He propagated that real happiness does not come from wealth, status, or external validation, instead, it comes from within. And let ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." "The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is ...

Buddha had many things to teach us. Here is one of his most important and famous teachings. Buddha said that there are two things to remember in life: Take care of your thoughts when you are alone.

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, ...

Stephen Batchelor, a teacher and former Buddhist monk who rose to prominence after the publication of 1997’s Buddhism without Belief s, offers a philosophical exploration of secular Buddhism in his ...

In his speech, Pope Francis twice cited the Dhammapada, the most widely-read Buddhist text that is a collection of sayings of the Buddha. Khamba Nomun Khan, the head of the Gandan Monastery in ...

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