Introduction When the earlier Guru Har Krishan appointed his successor
Browsing: compassion
Boddhisattvas are beings who commit themselves to wanting to help other sentient beings with their readiness
There are eight great Boddhisattvas or Ashta putras meaning eight holy sons in Mahayana Buddhism
A Boddhisattva is a being having the highest insight and wisdom(Prajna) permeated with compassion
the Sikh Gurus established Sikhism over the centuries. It was founded by Guru Nanak, the first Guru and subsequently
One of the most famous stories in the Bhagavatha Purana is that of the friendship
Indian mythology has always believed in the dictum ’Service to man is service to God’.
Shakambhari Devi or Shakumbhri Devi is considered to be the Goddess of vegetarianism
Hindu mythology is replete with stories connected to food. At the same time Hinduism
Once, a party of Sikhs were on their way to pay homage to the Third Guru
The period at the time of the succession of Guru Har Rai the new Guru was
The earlier Guru Har Rai chose his younger son Har Krishan in favour of his
Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is one of the most holy places of pilgrimage for the Sikhs. It is situated near Connaught Place, New Delhi and is associated with Guru Har Krishan the eighth Sikh Guru.
She was the spiritual counterpart and wife of the nineteenth-century mystic saint of Bengal Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
Bhagavan Mahavir’s birth is traced back from his 27th life when he was a village elder and forester named Nayasar who was pious and compassionate and served some ascetics with great devotion
Parshvanath was born in the Ikshvaku dynasty to Queen Vama Devi and King Aswasena of Varanasi. The Queen witnessed fourteen dreams which are the signs of the advent of the birth of a Tirthankar.
Neminath in his earlier incarnation was Shankh who was the eldest son of King Shrisen of Hastinapur. Once learning that there were some bandits terrorising the people in the highways, the King requested Shankh to go and punish them.
He was born to Queen Vipra Rani and King Vijay Raja of Mithila of the Ikshvaku dynasty on the eighth day of the dark half of the month of Shravan according to the Hindu calendar.
A Tirthankar is a human being who has attained a highly exalted state due to intense spiritual practices in various…
It is said that Mallinath in his previous life was King Mahabal of Vitshoka. He had six other Kings who were very close friends of his.