In Sri Lanka Theravada Buddhism has served as an effective state religion, and is often combined with primitive animism (belief in spirits) and magic. In looking for a single point of unity in all of these different forms of Buddhism, it is to be found only in the Buddha himself, who ...
Buddha Jayanti is celebrated on thefull moon day (Purnima)of the Hindu month of Vaisakha (between April and May on Gregorian Calendar). The festival is celebrated in different countries, including Sri Lanka, South Korea, and some parts of South Asia, as a public or gazetted holiday. Contents...
the other five beingCatummaharajika, Thavatimsa, Yama, NimmanaratiandParanimmita-vasavatti. It is said that Bodhisattas are reborn in the Tusitha heaven, just before their last birth in the human world, when they will attain Enlightenment. Gotama Buddha was also born in the Tusitha heaven...
before becoming the buddha Shakyamuni himself. Over the course of his lifetimes as a bodhisattva, he accumulated merit (punya) through the practice of 6 (or 10) virtues. After his death as PrinceVessantara, he was born in the Tusita Heaven, whence he surveyed the world to locate the prope...
Buddha were held for many centuries. The decision to celebrate Vesak as the Buddha's birthday was formalized at the first conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists. This conference was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in May, 1950. The date was fixed as the day of the Full Moon in May...
Chen’s son is born in Jiangzhou (Jiangxi) sometime after, forcing his mother to float the baby down the river in a basket (à la Moses) in order to save his life. He is found and raised by the old abbot of a Buddhist temple. Eighteen years later, after receiving his ordination, ...
century, as well as the spread of Islam during the Middle Ages, forced Buddhism into the background. In 1950, the World Fellowship of Buddhists held its first conference in Sri Lanka. During the conference, members agreed to formalize Vesak as the Buddha’s birthday in all Buddhist countries...
May I know what is the common view of Sri Lanka theras on Ven. Buddhaghosa's attainment? If read from the postscript: This Path of Purification was made by the elder who is adorned with supreme and pure faith, wisdom and energy, in whom are gathered a concourse of upright, gentle, ...
Southeast Asia,Sri Lanka, BurmaCambodia, Laos, Thailand Therevada Primarily Statues: Metal, Stone, & Wood primarily. Often with elongated facial features, hands, and limbs. Lack life-like proportions. Distinctly different from Japanese styles, especially the facial features. TibetMongolia Mahayana...
Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, which is at the border of what is India and Nepal today. His mother, Maya, was the wife of Suddhodana, king of the Shakya clan. According to Buddhist lore, when she conceived, the queen dreamed that an auspicious white elephant entered her womb. A number...