The first Buddha's Light Jade we'll search for is the Yin piece. This is found in Bodhi Sea, in the north of the Qinghe region. It is given as the reward for the Bodhi Sea campaign, though this isn't ...

Television shows based on iconic historical figures are quite common. From the queen of Jhansi, Laxmibai, to royal advisor Chanakya and Chhatrapati Shivaji, many notable personalities from the bygone ...

IN ALMOST every room of Susan Cohen’s Santa Monica house, there are Buddha statues: sitting, standing, reclining. Some are gray, others purple or pink. A 4-foot-tall copper-colored cast-resin Buddha ...

Legend says, that after his illumination, Buddha decided to go for a walk in the fields. On his path, he met a farmer who was impressed by the light the master emanated. "My friend, who are you?" the ...

Of all the biographers enlisted to write for the successful and acclaimed Penguin Lives series, none could have faced a harder job than Karen Armstrong. It’s not just that Siddhartha Gautama — known ...

You may think you know the Buddha, because you have seen him standing outside a Chinese restaurant, belly burnished from being rubbed repeatedly for good luck, or hiding in the corner of a garden. But ...

LANCASTER (AP) — The mayor of Lancaster says a Chinese company wants to build a 10-story-tall statue of the Buddha in the Los Angeles County desert community. Mayor R. Rex Parris told the Antelope ...

New age guru Deepak Chopra is all set to publish a graphic adaptation of his New York Times bestselling novel Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment. New age guru Deepak Chopra is all set to publish a ...

Bihar has long been known as the focal point for all things Buddhism. For pilgrims and history buffs, there are many wonderful sites to explore in the state. Here is our pick of the most fascinating ...

Looking in each of the four primary directions a young man faces a choice: an elderly man, a scabrous woman, a corpse or a monk. Rejecting old age, disease and death, the man, Siddhartha, chooses the ...