buddhism

The term Buddhism defines traditions spanning from the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, revered as the enlightened Buddha among his followers. The three main traditions, namely Southern Buddhism (Hinayana or Theravada), Northern Buddhism (Mahayana) and Tantric or Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana) feature a broad array of interconnected philosophies and practices. The Tibetan tantric tradition, along with the Japanese Zen school of Mahayana fame, enjoy the broadest following in the West.

With an abundance of universal principles and an approach bent on introspection, experiment and experience, Buddhism has proven its relevance on the fields of psychology and comparative religion, meditational practices such as vipassana, and even in neurological studies on self-induced mental transformations.

The applicability and level-headedness of its basics in a modern environment has brought Buddhism to many a scenario, including New York subways. Even great scientific minds like Albert Einstein have regarded Buddhism as a befitting future religion, holistic and uncluttered by superfluous dogma and theology.

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• The Knot Prayer

  
  Beautiful Illustrated Quotations — Authority: 542
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• Sanctuary

  
  A Photo a Day from Planet Earth — Authority: 129
  " Buddha sits in the woods, an oasis of calm in the grounds of Monkey World ". Dorset, England . Taken by Romorga
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• Meditation Retreat: MN

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 161
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• Buddhists and animal rights activists against Hindu sacrifice to Gadhimai

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 161
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• Koun Franz on Compassion at Loussac

  
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• Podcast: ISmile237 – On Greed and Karma

  
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• What would Sid do: My underage son is drinking

  
  One City: A Buddhist Blog for Everyone — Authority: 431
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• Will Varanasi and Sarnath join the World Heritage list?

  
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• Nepal mass animal sacrifice festival to go ahead

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 161
  KATMANDU, Nepal -- A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday. LINK TO ORIGINAL
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• Buddhist monastery celebrates Chemday festival in Leh

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 161
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• New music in the paradise garden

  
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• Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 11/20/2009

  
  BigHappyBuddha — Authority: 130
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• 3 Mini Meditations to Help You Through Your Day (or Night)

  
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• Thoughts on Buddhahood, alliances, and polite fictions

  
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• Buddhist monastery celebrates Chemday festival in Leh

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Ladakh, Nov 20 (ANI): Buddhists in Ladakh recently celebrated the two-day Chemday monastery festival. The festival is celebrated every year according to the Tibetan calendar on the 28th and 29th days of the ninth month.Monks gather around the monastery to perform a sacred mask dance to begin the festival. Locals are ...
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• The Q Dog of 2012 has a bark far worse than its bite

  
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• 25 years later, the Karen refugee crisis continues unabated

  
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• Where did the PEACEFUL Buddhists go?

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 148
  From the Voice of the Martyrs’ Prayer & Persecution Alert, Nov. 18, 2009 Church attacked by Buddhists in Sri Lanka On the afternoon of November 5, approximately 200 members of the Buddhist-led party Jathika Hela Urumaya attacked the Jesus Never Fails Good News Centre in Koswatta, Sri Lanka. The attackers ...
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• Stairs to the Phnom Kulen Temple, Siem Reap

  
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