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 ...
Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Megan Bryson, University of Tennessee Mother’s Day offers an ...
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, ...
Almond (Mary Magdalene), a professor emeritus of religious studies at the University of Queensland, traces in this sweeping study how the Buddha came to be perceived in the West as a historical figure ...
This Yoga Life column is dedicated to the Buddha and his teachings. Once in a while our Yoga teacher made references the Buddha. He had a lot of wise things to say about how to conduct ourselves while ...
Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Mother’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what ...
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