Located in eastern Sikkim, India, at an altitude of about 1547m above sea level, Rumtek Monastery or the Dharma Chakra Centre is one of the most important centers of Kagyu lineage of Buddhism, after Tibet. The monastery is a replica of the Kagyu headquarters in Tibet and it is the seat of His holiness Gyalwa Karmapa, the 16th Karmapa, the …

Located amidst a scenic cragged backdrop, Rajgir, a city in Nalanda district of Bihar in India, is a famous tourist destination, as well as a holy destination for many religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The city, surrounded by seven hills, is home to many pagodas, monasteries and temples. It is mentioned in the epics that Rajgir was known as …

Kushinagar, a district in Uttar Pradesh, India, is one of the major Buddhist pilgrimage centers because it is the place where Lord Buddha is believed to have entered Mahaparinirvana (death). It was near the Hiranyavati River that Buddha took his last breath and was cremated at the Ramabhar Stupa. Located at a distance of 55 kilometers away from Gorakhpur, Uttar …

The main spiritual goal of Buddhism is to attain ‘Nirvana’, which means the spiritual liberation from the cycle of birth and rebirth. Buddhism religion does not believe in the existence of god and questions the Hindu practice of elaborate ceremonies, image worship, suppression of women and the elevation of Brahmins. Its core lies in the philosophy that every one is …

Unless you’ve visited Hong Kong, chances are you haven’t heard of Cheung Chau, a tiny, dumbbell-shaped island located about 12 kilometers south of the Hong Kong mainland. A fishing community that depends almost solely on the sea for its living, Cheung Chau is a curious mix of the modern and the traditional. Water taxis and ferries compete with sampans for …

Cheung Chau Bun Festival Images, Stock Photos: Cheung Chau Bun Festival or Cheung Chau Da Jiu Festival is a traditional Chinese festival on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong. Held annually, and with therefore the most public exposure, it is by far the most famous of such Da Jiu festivals, with Jiu being a Taoist sacrificial ceremony. Such …

आस्था और उल्लास का केंद्र है नांदेड़ का माहुर गांव, ठीक होते हैं त्वचा रोग माहौर के नाम से जाना जाने वाला माहुर गांव महाराष्ट्र के मराठवाड़ा क्षेत्र में नांदेड़ जिले के किनवट शहर से 40 किलोमीटर उत्तर-पश्चिम में बसा है। पहले माहौर एक बड़ा शहर था और दक्षिणी बेरार का एक राज्य भी। यहां सह्याद्रि पहाडिय़ों के पूर्वी छोर …

शनिदेव के खास मंदिर, जहां दर्शन करने से दूर होते हैं शनि दोष जिस व्यक्ति पर शनिदेव की कृपा हो जाती है वह रंक से राजा बन जाता है। यहां शनिदेव के कुछ ऐसे मंदिरों के बारे में बताया गया है जिनके दर्शन करने से व्यक्ति को शनि दोषों से मुक्ति मिलती है। शनि मंदिर कोसीकलां, मथुरा, उत्तर प्रदेश दिल्ली …

During the third century B.C.E. the spread of Buddhism was furthered by Ashoka (270-232), the third of the Mauryan kings who created the first pan-Indian empire. Ashoka was converted to Buddhism by a Theravada monk and, after a bloody war of conquest against the neighboring state of Kalinga, he recognized that such aggression violated the principles of Buddhism. From this …

Buddhism is a philosophy of life expounded by Gautama Buddha (“Buddha” means “enlightened one”), who lived and taught in northern India in the 6th Century B.C. The Buddha was not a god and the philosophy of Buddhism does not entail any theistic world-view. The teachings of the Buddha are aimed solely to liberate sentient beings from suffering. The Basic Teachings …