From the Life of the Buddha QUIZ:      1. Kapilavatthu/Kapilavasthu is a. An ancient kingdom in India   2. When and where was Prince Siddhattha born? a. On the ful

Perhaps no religious icon is as widely used and well-known as the image of the Buddha seated in meditation.  Yet one of the curiosities of history is that there is no evidence of images of the Buddha,

  “Ekapuggalo bhikkhave loke uppajjamāno uppajjati …….. Bhikkhus” - a certain person arises in the world for the welfare of many, for the happiness of many, out of comp