It is said that Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment after meditating under a peepal tree for 49 days. He sat alone under ...

Buddhists follow the teachings of a man called Siddhattha Gotama. He became known as the Buddha, which means 'enlightened'. Siddhattha Gotama was a prince who lived a life of luxury. When he was ...

Even the term ‘Buddha’ means sambuddha, enlightened one. Siddhartha Gautama never called himself the Buddha. There’s an episode in one of the Pitakas– the word ‘pitaka’ is a noun in ...

Buddha Purnima or Buddha's birthday is observed on the Tithi of Shukla Paksha Purnima (full moon day) in the month of Vaisakh of the traditional Hindu calendar that falls during the months of ...

Aldous Huxley and Carl Jung doubted the concept of enlightenment towards the end of their lives. Siddhartha Gautama discouraged using the term 'enlightened' for anyone. Mystics advocate for ...

In fact, enlightenment is quintessential spiritual solipsism. It's a purely subjective experience and there's no way to measure it because it's so fluid and amorphous. Even the term 'Buddha' means ...