Column | Shiva’s sexuality and Buddha’s celibacy
While Buddha had promoted monasticism and celibacy, Shiva’s story celebrated sexuality. Vishnu balanced the two extreme views ...
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Chino Hills Buddhists celebrate Lotus Festival
Buddhist traditions such as feeding the monks and scattering flower petals in a procession were in full bloom last Sunday ...
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What Is a Secret Flower in Hinduism and Buddhism? NYT Crossword Mini Solutions for October 29, 2024
October 29 answers for the NYT Crossword Mini. The post What Is a Secret Flower in Hinduism and Buddhism? NYT Crossword Mini ...
Buddhism’s spread from India to China started with a Han emperor’s dream
When Emperor Ming saw the Buddha in a dream, he sent a mission to India, triggering a chain of events that led to Buddhism’s ...
Food, Offering, Medicine, Political Symbol: What the Lotus Means in Sri Lanka
“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...
The Marble 'Living Buddhas' Trapped By Myanmar's Civil War
Sculptor Aung Naing Lin has spent decades carving Buddha statues to help guide Myanmar's faithful -- but getting the marble ...
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I Visited Elephants in the Wild in Thailand — Here’s How You Can, Too
Asian elephants are endangered in Thailand, but there are several wildlife sanctuaries that are doing their part to protect ...
On a magical mystery monastery tour through India’s Ladakh
Located around 50km south-east of the capital Leh, Takthok is the only monastery in Ladakh that belongs to the oldest school ...
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The marble 'living Buddhas' trapped by Myanmar's civil war
Their forefathers used chisels, but nowadays, craftsmen use drills to etch everything from Buddha's face, the folds in his robe, fingernails and the lotus flower he sits on. The laborious final ...