INTRODUCTION Lord Buddha in his past births has taken several forms of birth like animals, saint, king and a philosopher.…
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There are eight great Boddhisattvas or Ashta putras meaning eight holy sons in Mahayana Buddhism
In reality Buddhists do not believe in God as a sustainer and creator of the Universe.
Shravasthi(in Sanskrit) or Savatthi(in Pali) was the capital of the kingdom of Kosala
Sarnath or Saranganath is one of the most important Buddhist pilgrimage
Of the eight places of pilgrimage the most obscure of them is Sankashya
The name Rajgir originated from Raj Griha meaning the King’s house.
Nalanda was an ancient seat of learning from the 5th century AD to 1197 AD
The eighteen Arhats or eighteen Luohans are the original followers of Buddha depicted in the
The Sacred Text (Buddhist Sutra) called the Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life contains the story of Amitabha Buddha.
The Buddha’s goal was to develop a community of disciples made up of monks and
Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of Gautam Buddha between the
Bhaddiya was one of the five monks who left home with the Buddha and
Among the disciples of Buddha, his cousin and attendant Ananda played a very important role.
The Mahayana form of Buddhism is said to have the maximum number of followers compared to the other two forms Theravada and Vajrayana. In the Mahayana Buddhism, Nagarjuna is considered to be the founder of the Middle Path or the Madhyamika School of Mahayana Buddhism.