SriLanka, May 30 -- Vesak, the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar, commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing away of Gautama Buddha. Across Buddhist communities worldwide, temples are ...

President Maithripala Sirisena today stressed the need to build a stronger economy, a balanced legal system and restore peace among the various communities living in Sri Lanka and resolve global ...

The Buddha Dhamma, or Buddhist teachings, has continued to play an evolving role in the lives of individuals and societies around the world, adapting to the needs of each new era and culture it ...

The London Buddhist Vihara goes back to 1955, and before that to the period 1926 to 1939, having been founded by Don David Hewavitarne (1864–1933), who took the title Anagarika Dharmapala. He was a ...

The three Buddhist-dominated regions of Russia - Buryatia, Kalmykia, and Tuva together constitute the 'Golden Triangle' also referred to as the 'Holy Triangle' of Buddha Dhamma in Russia. The ...

Deshabandu Alec Robertson, [1928 – 2002], will be long remembered among the English-speaking Buddhists of Sri Lanka, as an orator who used his excellent skills in the art of communication, his mastery ...

The Dhammapada, possibly the most popular and best-known of all Buddhist texts, sums up ""in the simplest language the core teachings of the Buddha,"" as Jack Kornfield writes in the foreword.

As we approach Buddha Purnima 2025 on May 12, a day of spiritual renewal for Buddhists worldwide, it’s essential to reflect on the historic revival of Dhamma in 1956. This event, led by Dr. B.R.

The month of March holds special significance in the life and literary struggles of Mooloor Padmanabha Panicker (1869-1931). Just as the birth, enlightenment and Parinibbana of the Buddha all fall in ...