Many parallels can be drawn between Soul Reapers and the gods that inhabit the Deva plane, indicating a clear reference to ...

Buddhists recognise that there is a continuous cycle of life, death and rebirth. This cycle is known as samsara. The ultimate aim of Buddhist practice is to become free from samsara. Within Buddhism ...

If the Ramayana is a myth, an epic created in India revolving around Sita, Ram and Raavan the king of “Lanka”, promoting the ...

Mindfulness is a type of Buddhist-based meditation in which you focus on being aware of what you’re sensing, thinking, and feeling in the present moment. The first recorded evidence for this, found in ...

In India, Buddhism apart, Jainism and Hinduism had spread widely ... being a tribal state in her early history with the indigenous Yaksha, Raaksha, Naaga and Deva tribes worshipping the sun, the ...

Walking meditation involves mindful walking. It may help you feel more grounded while developing awareness of your surroundings, body, and thoughts. Walking meditation has origins in Buddhism and ...

Zazen refers to sitting meditation. It is a practice that originates from the teachings of Buddha and is believed to give insight into your true nature of being. The aim of Zazen is to let go of ...

Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse ...

Meditation is making its way back onto the agenda of the 21st Century. From corporate executives who swear it helps them become more effective leaders, and school children in classrooms ...

A new study suggests that mindfulness meditation influences how the brain perceives pain in ways that are distinct from the placebo effect. Breathe in, breathe out — new brain scans have ...

Polish-British author Joseph Conrad wrote that colonialism is not a pretty thing when one looks at it closely. Conrad, a subject of two colonial empires, well understood the institution’s ...