Siddhartha was born on the border between India and Nepal. He was born into a privileged family, who were considered a ruling family. Birth - Buddhist teachings say that his mother, Queen Maya ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

From the very tree where an apple once inspired Isaac Newton to formulate his theory of gravity to the Bodhi tree under which Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment, these iconic trees continue to ...