Sadhguru on Buddha and Shiva: Are there different paths to spiritual transformation?

A recent video on the Isha Foundation website, Sadhguru explains the paths linked with Shiva and Gautama Buddha.
The Conversation

Buddha’s foster mother played a key role in the orphaned prince’s life – and is a model for Buddhists on Mother’s Day

Prince Siddhartha with his foster mother Mahaprajapati. A 1910 painting by Maligawage Sarlis. Photo by MediaJet, 2009 via Wikimedia Commons Mother’s Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what ...
The Conversation

Who is the ‘Laughing Buddha’? A scholar of East Asian Buddhism explains

With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and monastic robes, the “Laughing Buddha” is instantly identifiable. However, astute observers might wonder why this buddha does not look like the ...
Asia Society

The Origins of Buddhism

Buddhism, founded in the late 6th century B.C.E. by Siddhartha Gautama (the "Buddha"), is an important religion in most of the countries of Asia. Buddhism has assumed many different forms, but in each ...
Archaeology

Buddha Statues Uncovered in Sri Lanka

According to an AFP report, 17 gold-plated bronze Buddha statues have been unearthed at the site of the Abhayagiri temple in Anuradhapura, an ancient Sinhalese capital in north-central Sri Lanka. “We ...
Washington Post

Buddha in an empty bar: 12-foot statue presents a challenge of how to get it out

The riddle is not who will buy the Buddha, but how they will get it out of the building. The Buddha is 12 feet tall and made of fiberglass painted a bright shimmering gold. The glass doorway at the ...