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The nation in the bardo

In Tibetan Buddhism, bardo refers to the in-between state after death and before rebirth. It is a time when consciousness is ...
Kadampa Meditation Centre Brisbane is now running meditation and Buddhism classes for kids! These classes include simple Buddhist teachings and meditations that revolve around children’s everyday ...
The Lighten Up & Root Down Meditation Group will present a free talk on Zen meditation by author, voice artist, actor, ...
Buddhist leaders and representatives from Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos joined a recent summit in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to push for regional unity and peace based on shared spiritual values.
Long-simmering religious tensions between Sri Lanka's Buddhist majority and Muslim minority are fanning false claims that Muslim politician Muneer Mulaffer was named deputy minister for Buddhist ...
Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...
Have you ever spent time in anguish over not getting a job, fixated on an upcoming decision, avoided coming to terms with the fact you’re getting older or worried that you're not as successful as you ...
On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states ...
If you’ve ever “gone with your gut” to make a decision or felt “butterflies in your stomach” when nervous, you’re likely getting signals from an unexpected source: your second brain. Hidden in the ...
Democracy’s Dhamma: Buddhism in the Making of Modern India, c. 1890-1956 by Gitanjali Surendran, Cambridge University Press, 2024; pp 348, ₹1,205. The EPW produces independent and public-spirited ...
B R Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism on October 14, 1956, marked a landmark development in the history of modern India that changed the contours of its socio-political landscape. When Congress ...
The Mauryan Empire is estimated to be the largest empire (in terms of land area) in the history of the Indian subcontinent. At its height, the Mauryan Empire occupied not only most of present day ...