Buddhism

A Buddhist funeral consists of extensive last rites performed according to sacred customs and traditions. The rituals performed during the Buddhist funeral are expected to set the person’s soul free from the chains of life and enable it to find a new and better life thereafter where it comes closer to Moksha. The Buddhist funeral ceremonies which conclude with cremation in most cases, are done by Buddhist monks with the aid of the bereaved family. The underlying positive energies are released from the soul by the chanting of appropriate sutras by Buddhist monks who read from the holy scriptures. To prevent any decomposition in ... Read Full Story

Biggest Buddha...ever.  Construction is underway on a 169-foot Bronze Buddha statue in Bhutan.  The structure which will be 17 stories high, will be the Buddha to end all Buddhas.  It's being built in Kuensel Phodrang in Changbangdu, a city in Bhutan, a country nestled in the Eastern Himalayas.  Inside the massive Buddha will be over 25,000 smaller Buddha statues in familiar poses like the medicine buddha statue, lotus Buddha statue, and the disspelling fear Buddha statue. Read more about this incredible Buddha . If you're looking for a decorative Buddha for your home, check out our complete selection of bronze buddha statues , stone buddha ... Read Full Story

The forced expulsion of more than 300 followers of one of the world's most influential Buddhists highlights Vietnam's suppression of religious freedom, Human Rights Watch said Monday. "The government views many religious groups, particularly popular ones that it fears it can't control, as a challenge to the Communist Party's authority," said Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director of the US-based watchdog. HRW said that late last month more than 100 "thugs and undercover police" armed with sticks and hammers broke down doors at the Bat Nha monastery and forcefully evicted 150 monks who follow Thich Nhat Hanh. Hanh is a French-based Zen monk and peace ... Read Full Story

Twelve hundred years ago the people of Tibet developed a comprehensive medical system. They understood how the mind affects the body. They knew subtle ways of changing the body's chemistry with medicines made from plants and minerals. They blessed their medicines in lengthy rituals. And they encoded this knowledge in a series of elaborate paintings called thangkas. Blue Buddha: Lost Secrets of Tibetan Medicine traces the odyssey of traditional Tibetan medicine from it's roots in ancient Tibet, to a worldwide interest in it's traditional medical wisdom. We meet several leading physicians in India, as the program introduces us to the basic concepts of this ... Read Full Story

Twelve hundred years ago the people of Tibet developed a comprehensive medical system. They understood how the mind affects the body. They knew subtle ways of changing the body's chemistry with medicines made from plants and minerals. They blessed their medicines in lengthy rituals. And they encoded this knowledge in a series of elaborate paintings called thangkas. Blue Buddha: Lost Secrets of Tibetan Medicine traces the odyssey of traditional Tibetan medicine from it's roots in ancient Tibet, to a worldwide interest in it's traditional medical wisdom. We meet several leading physicians in India, as the program introduces us to the basic concepts of this ... Read Full Story

Manjushri Thangka Painting high res Image Buy Manjushri - Manjushree Thangka Painting Manjushri is the conscience of bodhisattva perceptive in Buddhism. Disciple of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni he represents a grand wisdom, intelligence and achievement, and is one of the most popular bodhisattvas after Avalokiteshvara. Manjushri is one of Eight Bodhisattvas and the Wisdom of the Japanese Thirteen Buddhas. In Tibetan Buddhism, he is often represented by a trinity with Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani. Manjushri is mentioned in many of the Tibetan Buddhist sutras particularly the Prajnaparamita Sutra. In Tibetan Buddhism Manjushri is a deity or meditational Tantric Yidam and Buddha fully illuminated. Mantra of ... Read Full Story

Followers of a world-famous Buddhist teacher say police and an angry mob have forced them out of a monastery in central Vietnam, ending a religious experiment in the communist country that turned into a monthslong standoff with authorities. Followers of Thich Nhat Hanh, an Vietnam-born monk who has popularized Buddhism in the West, said about 150 monks were forced from the Bat Nha monastery in Lam Dong province Sunday, and about 230 nuns left on their own Monday morning. "The Vietnamese government has won," said Sister Dang Nghiem, speaking by telephone Monday from a monastery in San Diego, California, where Nhat Hanh is visiting. ... Read Full Story