The largest monuments of the Buddhist era are in the islands fringing the eastern side of Haddhunmathi Atoll (Laamu Atoll).

Buddhists have special days they honour. Pandicca explained that the dates on which they are celebrated varies, depending on ...

Buddhism is commonly defined as including Southeast Asian Theravada Buddhism, East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, Indo-Tibetan Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhism. To those who practice it, Buddhist meditation ...

Monks adhere to a higher number of precepts, but all Buddhists, including monks, observe these foundational five precepts: don't kill any living being; no stealing; refrain from sexual misconduct ...

Buddhism encompasses various schools, including Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana, each with its own interpretations of core doctrines. Central to Buddhism is the concept of Anatta (no-self), which ...

Not to be confused with Secular Buddhism. Advocates of New Buddhism, like Kosen and his successor Soyen Shaku, not only saw this movement as a defense of Buddhism against government persecution, they ...

For a long time in Buryat Buddhism there was a struggle for dominance between the Tsongol and Tamchinsky (Gusinoozyorsk) datsans. In 1764 the chief lama of the Tsongol Datsan became Supreme Lama of ...

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