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Bidding farewell to one's nearest and dearest, the Theravada way

Appreciating the more-than-700-year-old tradition of the Newari people of Nepal

A comprehensive study of a spectacular excavation of Buddhist history

Ladakh-Zanskar maintains a cultural ecology of Cham that exists nowhere else

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Dr. Lisa Kemmerer is a philosopher-activist dedicated to working against oppression, whether on behalf of the environment, nonhuman animals, or disempowered human beings. Her books include I

We can see from the study of the Buddha’s earliest teachings in the vinaya-piṭaka, that he originally taught only dhamma necessary for the attainment of nibbāna. The dhammas such as the Four Nob

Stūpas began in ancient times as dome-shaped mounds of earth or brick constructed to mark the passing of a great monarch. Stūpas found in the Buddhist tradition are of four types: those buil