The first time Westerners visit Buddhist temples, they are often surprised to see people bowing to statues of the Buddha. It seems as if Buddhists are worshiping idols. Buddhists, however, honor the man, whom they refer to as the Buddha, as a great teacher, but they do not worship him as a god. Buddhists refer ...
More and more people in the West are being exposed to the teachings of the Buddha through books, Internet sites, and even the news about the Dalai Lama and the monks in Burma. Buddhism is an ancient, gentle path that has much to appeal to modern people, looking for answers and looking for peace. There ...
Since I’ve gotten a decent amount of Buddhist ideas communicated, I thought I’d take a more general approach and use a symbol in Buddhism to talk about a variety of beliefs associated with it. What I speak of is the eternal knot. Its appearance is that of many interwoven strings that create a seemingly endless ...
A Buddha is a person who attains enlightenment, or full wisdom. Most people have heard of Shakyamuni who was a prince in India around 2,500 years ago. This prince was forbid to leave the castle as his father wished him not to experience suffering. Eventually, Shakyamuni, or Prince Siddhartha Gautama, left the castle 4 times ...
