With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and monastic robes, the “Laughing Buddha” is instantly identifiable. However, astute observers might wonder why this buddha does not look like the ...

In 1972, Jack Kornfield stepped off a plane in Washington, D.C., his head shaved and his body swathed in golden robes. He had come home to see if he could make it as a monk in America. Kornfield had ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C.

Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world and Buddhist teachings based on core principles and precepts help people who practice this lifestyle to live a healthier life. Many people practice ...

A Ming Dynasty Buddha statue found on a roadside in Western Australia's Shark Bay region seven years ago could soon be ...

Tina Turner created a new Buddhism for Black America & she is the model or the strong progressive scientific unlimited Black woman who defines her spirituality via equanimity & Logic. Tina never ...

In this Aug. 23, 2015, photo, women Buddhist monks stand beneath an image of Buddha at the Songdhammakalyani Monastery in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. The Venerable Dhammananda likes to say that “Buddha ...