Buddhism, founded by Gautama Buddha in the 6th century BCE, is one of the major world religions that focuses on the path to ...

When it opened in 1992 on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, the Zu Lai temple was the first of its kind in the region.

But is the Buddhist religion, which prevails in China, much more foreign to our customs and our modes of thinking and believing than the Roman Catholic religion is? There are, in fact, many ...

Large shares in many middle-income countries say following the historically predominant religion is key to "true" national belonging.

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Demographic Research Vol. 32, JANUARY - JUNE 2015 Is Buddhism the low fertility religion o... BACKGROUND The influence of religion on demographic ...

Many religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism teach the principle of ahimsa - non-violence or doing no harm. Mohandas Gandhi was a Hindu and his life is a fantastic example of ahimsa in ...

Life can never be perfect. It always involves some suffering (dukkha). The cause of suffering is desire (samudaya). It is possible to end suffering (nirodha). The way to end suffering is by ...

The number of believers in all religions has increased sharply, with Buddhism growing the fastest of all. As interest in religion has increased, so have efforts by the state to control it ...