Poet-turned-historian Abhay K speaks of Nalanda’s role in shaping today’s education, architecture, and even artificial ...

We all know that reading is the best way to deepen our mind and broaden our perspective in life. Legendary writers devote ...

Generally, in various books, magazines articles etc (not only in India where Mahavir Swami and Gautama Buddha preached in 6th century BCE, but in other countries too) it is said that Mahavir Swami and ...

“Her quiet refusal to reduce herself to victimhood was central to how I envisioned her. Yes, she grieves. Yes, she questions. But she does not let those emotions harden into resentment. I saw her as ...

Light of Asia’s ‘stunning impact in Ceylon’ forgotten and the ‘Uncrowned King’ buried No doubt, The Light of Asia was Edwin Arnold’s most inspired poetic work. He drew upon many previously existing ...

One of the dozen of books that Nehru got from his father, when he was imprisoned in a Lucknow jail by the British in 1922, was a copy of The Light of Asia. Eighteen years later, in February 1940, ...

Buddha Purnima, the most sacred day for Buddhists across the globe, is being celebrated with great devotion on Monday, May 12, 2025, to mark the 2587th birth anniversary of Lord Gautama Buddha. The ...

Buddha Purnima 2025: Buddha Purnima, also known as Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Day, is one of the most significant festivals in the Buddhist calendar, celebrated with reverence across South, Southeast, ...

Alliance Française de Dhaka is set to celebrate Buddha Purnima with the launch of an art exhibition titled "Awakening of Sacred Peace: The Buddha of Bengal", organised by the Oriental Art Practice ...

The ceremonial procession of the newborn Buddha statue, along with the traditional Buddha bathing ritual, marked the start of the Vesak Week (Buddhist calendar year 2567) in Ho Chi Minh City. On the ...

Thai Icon Montage A set of Thai themed icons. See below for more travel images and other city and country icon sets. If you can't see a set you require, message me I take requests! buddha statue stock ...

The story of how Buddhism set down its roots in India is enshrined within ancient stupas, temples, monasteries and caves – the silent sentinels of this enduring faith. Casting the Buddha takes the ...