Explore the historical spread of Buddhism from its founding to the year 1200. This video delves into the origins of Buddhism, key figures in its development, and the cultural exchanges that ...

Introduction -- The Material of Religion -- From the Buddha to Ashoka: c. 600-200 BCE -- The Sangha and the Laity: c. 200 BCE-200 CE -- The Beginnings of Mahayana Buddhism, Buddha Images, and Monastic ...

I have been studying the social dynamics of ancient Buddhism for decades now. This religion has irrevocably shaped the shared history and social structures of this subcontinent in ways we haven’t yet ...

Dating between the 1st and 3rd centuries BCE, and considered the most senior Indian manuscripts, Gandharan Buddhist writings are the oldest manuscripts discovered to date. Written in Gandhari, these ...

BUDDHISM is generally regarded, with good reason, as the most peaceful of world religions. Like other south Asian faiths, it stresses the principle of ahimsa, the “non-injury” of other living things.

In a context when Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been emphasizing how Buddha’s teachings could offer solutions to greatest challenges confronting the modern world, a book on Buddha which is set to ...

Mumbai's Kanheri Caves were a flourishing Buddhist monastery until the 16th century. A DAG heritage walk titled 'Tracing Stone & Shadow' cast fresh light on their history.

Twenty-three years ago, when Ravikumar and I came up with the idea of starting a publishing house to be a vehicle for Ambedkarite ideas, we were looking for a name. Many names were considered and set ...

The Korean Buddhist Research Institute led by professor Kim Jong-wook will hold a seminar to explore the appreciation of Buddhism in Korean history at the History and Culture Memorial Hall in Jogye ...