Growth, purity, birth – some of the terms that one correctly hears when learning about the dharmic symbolic importance of the lotus. Flowers are widely used through all religious rituals and practices be it for wedding ceremonies, spiritual decor or many forms of blessings. The lotus stands out among these due to its symbolic significance […]
Why Ancient Indian Dharmic Philosophy Will Shape Business in the 21st Century
Events of recent years have left many people in the West equating “business-as-usual” with bad karma. The Wall Street crash of ‘08, the bursting of the housing bubble, and the deaths of over 100 employees in a fire Bangladeshi factory (used by Walmart among others) in 2013, are just a few events that have made […]
Shubh Deepavali (Happy Diwali!) – Celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists & Jains – November 2013
Do you celebrate Diwali? or maybe you know someone that does? Learn more about Diwali/Deepavali 101 here. Deepavali (better known as Diwali to many) is India’s most widely celebrated festivals and an especially important festival for Hindus around the world. Deepavali is celebrated with high enthusiasm in India as well as any nation with a […]
Joyous Tibetan Buddhist New Year (Losar) – February 11-25, 2013
(CHAKRA) Losar, also known as Tibetan New Year is celebrated mainly by Tibetans for fifteen days. Losar commemorates miracles performed byLord Buddha. Activities consists of rituals, dances, and sculptures are offered to drive out evil spirits and to protect and benefit all sentient beings. Celebrations end on Chotrul Duchen. The main celebrations take place on […]
Picture of the Week: Two Golden Fish
The auspicious symbol of The 2 Golden Fish in Buddhism symbolizes happiness, fertility, abundance and all living things in a state of fearlessness. Some suggest that the idea behind this is that fish swim freely through the ocean with no fear of drowning. The origins of it can be traced back to a symbol of the Yamuna […]
Religious Harmony Conference in Canada Represents Dharmic Religions
(Toronto, Ontario) As the world debates the religious protests across the Middle East, Canada is hosting a historic conference on religious harmony under the auspices of the Honorable Paul Hellyer, Deputy PM to Canada’s most iconic leader Pierre Trudeau and featuring Hanne Strong, Organizer of the UN’s Millennium World Peace Summit and wife of Under […]
Happy Obon (Bon Buddhist Festival) – August 15 2012
Obon is an annual Japanese and Buddhist-Confucian event for remembrance and commemoration of one’s ancestors. It is believed that each year during Obon (also known as the Bon festival), the spirits of ancestors return to this world in order to visit their loved ones and relatives. The festival of Obon lasts for 3 days in […]
Sri Lankan at Risk of Being Beheaded for Praying to Buddha
A Sri Lankan youth employed as a domestic aid has been arrested in Saudi Arabia for praying to a statue of Lord Buddha, which is considered an offence according to Islamic Sharia law. According to the Bodu Bala Sena, the youth bearing passport no. 2353715 identified as Premanath Pereralage Thungasiri has been arrested by Umulmahami Police, […]
Practices Derived from Buddhist Meditation Show Real Effectiveness for Certain Health Problems
According to a report in the July Journal of Psychiatric Practice, mindfulness practices including Zen mediation have helped to resolve mental and physical health problems. “An extensive review of therapies that include meditation as a key component—referred to as mindfulness-based practices—shows convincing evidence that such interventions are effective in the treatment of psychiatric symptoms and pain, […]
Taklimakan Desert in China, Reveals an Ancient Buddhist Temple
Ruins of an ancient Buddhist temple have been found in the largest Chinese desert, Taklimakan Desert, dating back to 1,500 years ago. The new finding has brought greater research material to historians who study the spread of Buddhism from India to China. In the autonomous region of Xinjiang Uygur, now a mainly muslim area, the […]
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