It was my first time traveling to Kushinagar, a town in a district of the same name in Uttar Pradesh, where the Buddha is said to have died. I went there not as a tourist but as a person of faith. I ...

Your peaceful abode should represent what you believe. A Buddha is a sheer representation of tranquillity and calmness. Vastu experts have suggested placing the Buddha in your home to maintain a ...

Laughing Buddha, as we all know, brings good luck, and abundance in one's life. Laughing Buddha is considered very auspicious in Vastu. Putting the statue of Buddha in a house or shop increases ...

A small shrine at the place of Buddha’s last meal in Faizal Nagar (Fazilnagar) All photographs by the author Kushinagar is the place where Gautam Buddha chose to die and attend mahaparinirvan — the ...

Fort Myers' popular, kitschy Buddha statue is changing color again. And this time, it's going retro. Buddha LIVE ― one of Fort Myers’ oldest music venues — has new owners who are busy making changes ...

There are about 500 million Buddhists worldwide, but it’s unclear exactly when in history this religion began. The Buddha’s life story spread first through oral tradition, and little physical evidence ...

A rather nondescript town in Uttar Pradesh, Kushinagar has a really interesting historical lineage. The ancient town gets its name from Kusha, the son of Lord Ram who is believed to have founded and ...

The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar on Friday showed off a new giant statue of a sitting Buddha that is scheduled to be consecrated on August 1. Journalists were given a preview ...

Q. My date of birth is September 1, 1958. Place is Delhi. Time is 9.45 pm. My query is that we stay in an apartment and at present can't change it. And, of course have no control over the design as it ...

Minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju wants relics — bone fragments — of Buddha housed in National Museum to be kept in some sacred Buddhist place so that devotees can offer prayers. I am ...