About 99 percent of the world's nearly 500 million Buddhists live in the Asia-Pacific region [source: Pew]. But that doesn't mean people in the West …
All About Buddhism
How have the Buddha and the "Laughing Buddha" become so conflated? What do we misunderstand about karma? What is nirvana and how does it work? We answer these questions and more about Buddhism.
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The idea of secularized, new age karma is having its moment in the limelight. Newspapers and magazines use the word to spice up headlines or …
Upon arriving in Ubud, Bali, last spring, one of the first things that struck me about my surroundings, besides the city's bumper-to-scooter traffic …
You probably hear the word "nirvana" pretty often -- people might say they've achieved nirvana when they're really happy, for example, or they might …
There he is, seated next to the cash register at your local Chinese restaurant. A shiny bronze statue of a pot-bellied, bald man with a laughing grin …
The Dalai Lama possesses an unusual brand of celebrity. He's a renowned figure of compassion, wisdom and patience. He's his beleaguered country's …